Thank you for the pictures Hardrock miner, it clears up a lot about using the ring compressor tool. I gather the pistons will/should all be at the same height so the rings line up with the compressors on the tool. In doing so one must find wires that will hold the pistons in this position and if true I don't think the wire stands in the ring compressor tool would work with the Wiseco pistons as I think the skirt bottom sits lower. I am not sure about that, but I remember when I was deciding how to do mine I looked at the depth of the piston skirt and it was an issue for me. If there's a next time I will use the ring compressor tool to see how it works out. Even with the tool I can see where extra hands would be most beneficial. In the end I used Scirocco's method of installing the pistons and it worked out for me. The only issue was making sure I got the wrist pin clips in properly but I had a tool that helped out a lot in that regard. Those Wiseco wrist pin clips are brutal to install. I installed new O-rings on the cylinders because they were there when I took it apart, so back in went new ones.
Rick H.
Rick H.
1977 Kawasaki KZ-1000A1
