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Roger,
As Hartmut correctly said, a tool is
needed to compress the stack. Like Hartmut, I used a hydraulic press.
After most of an hour of trying to get the
ring into the grove (working through those two little holes), I asked the old
guys who hang around the FBO’s lounge. One of them got the first ring in
20 minutes with much fewer curse words than I used.
After trying the second stack’s ring
for over 20 minutes, I asked the old guy again. He got this one in less than
10 minutes.
It takes perseverance and manual dexterity.
John Wright, Sr., made a tool for
compressing the stack. He used two squares of 3/8” (or so) thick steel.
He burned a hole in the center of each. One of the holes extends to the edge
of the metal. He put a bolt hole in each corner of both steel plates then used
very long bolts (?threaded rods?) to connect the two squares.
With the shock-absorber stack between the
two plates and the ends sticking through the center holes, he tightens the
bolts till the stack is compressed. This allows him to hold the assembly in
his lap or any position and fight with the [EMAIL PROTECTED] thing. Also, this tool is
portable.
Also you have to hold your tongue in the
correct corner of your mouth, touching certain teeth but not others while you
do the work (correct corner and tooth selection varies with user).
Good luck.
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