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10 Feb 2015 13:55 #661167 by KZ900A4
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I think I've finally found one of these, two questions.

What is one worth?
My manual shows the part # as 57001-112, the one I found is listed as 57001-112-1, is there a differnence?
This is for a 76 KZ900A4

76 KZ900A4

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15 Feb 2015 18:46 #661722 by LarryC
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I have one of those factory compressors....it sits in box ...best place for it IMO

These work great for me.


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15 Feb 2015 19:28 #661729 by SWest
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I use a beer can sleeves with the clamps on two then do the other two.
Steve
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17 Feb 2015 19:37 #661925 by KZ900A4
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Thank you for the alternatives.

76 KZ900A4

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18 Feb 2015 08:10 - 18 Feb 2015 08:11 #661967 by z1kzonly
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LarryC wrote: I have one of those factory compressors....it sits in box ...best place for it IMO

These work great for me.
Yes the best, good ol' screw clamps. Plus you take a air grinder with a smooth whatever and smooth out the insides of the clamp first. And I have 2 pieces of aluminum stock. appox. 1" x 2 12" long. I set the 2 pieces of aluminum across the block at the insides of 2 & 3 piston just at the point were all 4 pistons are straight across just to hold on the down stroke of 2 & 3. Hard to explain! But this way you drop cylinder over all 4 at same time. Just enough of a drop, so the rings make it in. take off clamps and pull the spacer blocks out and there you go.
I did get this once in a pile of parts I bought cheap. I got $200 for this one on ebay 1-2 yrs. ago.
I tripled my investment on this score May of 2014


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Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
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More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
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18 Feb 2015 10:18 #661975 by MDZ1rider
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Another version of the hose clamp method...
www.kzrider.com/forum/21-tools/596235-6-...-ring-compresser-set

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23 Feb 2015 04:50 #662455 by zukdave
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Hose clamps and some strips cut from a 2 liter pepsi bottle
to protect the rings worked for me.
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1980 KZ650 F1
ZX750A1 motor.
Wiseco 810cc kit.
Zukiworks racing ported head.
VM 29 smooth bore's.
Dyna 2000 Ign. w/Dyna mini coil's
APE cylinder stud's and nut's.
APE valve spring's.
APE Track King clutch.
V/H KZ1000 sidewinder.
3.5x18 laced to a KZ1000 disk hub.
150/60/18 Shinko 006 Podium.
63" wheel base.

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23 Feb 2015 07:23 - 23 Feb 2015 07:23 #662464 by Old Man Rock
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Nice Kawi tool to have for nostalgic reasoning (hang on the wall ART Deco).

As for being a required tool for cylinder drop onto/over pistons, nope not needed. Never had a problem in several builds now.

Cool just the same if the price is right.

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1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
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