Lycoming O-360 ring gear

wrote:

Ooops. Guess I'll need to be extra-careful putting it on. How hot of an oven
is necessary?

When re-sleeving cylinders on motorcycles, we used to stick the sleeve in the
freezer overnight and heat the cylinder to 400 degrees.

George Patterson
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George Patterson wrote:
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When re-sleeving cylinders on motorcycles, we used to stick the sleeve in the
freezer overnight and heat the cylinder to 400 degrees.

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Yup.

Didn't have an oven in the shop, so ring gear supports went into the
freezer and the gears got heated on a steel worktop with a rosebud
torch tip until saliva sizzled on your finger like a hot iron used on
cotton/linen.

Just enuff of the ring gear hanging over the edge of the bench to grab
it with a pair of pliers and plop it on the support. Helpful if you've
got someone standing by with a couple more pairs to hold the ring gear
firmly down against the flange while it's cooling.

TC