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Piston Ring Groove Clearance, Checking

Fig 1: Identifying Check Of Piston Ring Gap
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Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required 

-- Before measuring, clean ring groove.

Piston ring dimensions in mm New Wear limit
1. Compression ring 0.06 to 0.09 0.25
2. Compression ring 0.05 to 0.08 0.25
Oil scraping ring 0.03 to 0.06 0.15