Jeep Strokers

Does anyone use the little hand crank piston ring file tools, are they worth buying one? If you don't use one, what do you use?

X2

Try one one of these, I can't wear it out. http://www.fast351.com/cartech/enginerebuild/index3.htm
I like them better than the powered ones.
John

Thanks John, this is exactly the tool I was inquiring about, your recommendation is a big help.
Any other options out there? Just curious, for now my plan is to get one of these tools.

Oleshot, I have also used this model , it is the one our local race shop carries and there are a few of these around here, they are good. http://www.behrents.com/mm5/merchant.mv ... e=ROC66785
The electric powered battery pack model didn't do much for me as the sticker shock was way out of line for the use I put one too. Worked well though.
John

John, thanks again. Pistons are installed, of course I ran into another problem. One of the rod bearing boxes only had 1/2 of the bearing. Oh well, I guess that's how it goes sometimes.

The best laid plans of mice and men... It is always something.
John

By the way, thoughts on the little ring grinder?
John

As it turns out I didn't need it. Probably since this is a true shadtree rebuild (just a honing and a set of rings and bearings), all rings were at the larger end of the ring gap tolerence (a couple were a couple thousands over tolerence).
Maybe I'll need a muffler on the valve cover also.