When I first started working for HOT ROD magazine more than 30 years ago, nearly all American domestic production cars used a thick, 5/64-5/64-3/16-inch piston-ring package. The top, usually plain ...

You don't want the delicate lips of the master cylinder's piston seals to ride so deep in the bore that they encounter rough corrosion or deposits, which can scratch them.

A cylinder that includes an energy-absorbing seal allows for a larger cushion orifice. With this, a piston can travel through the air cushion in one-fourth the time of a conventionally cushioned ...

Piston rings provide cylinder and combustion chamber ... Total Seal’s high-performance piston ring sets include an AP Steel top ring that has been coated using PVD-applied C-33 chromium ...

No cylinder seals perfectly, ... As an example, we floated the valves on a 430hp small-block Chevy and tagged a valve lightly against the piston enough that the seal went away.

In this repair guide, watch as we tackle the damage caused by an overload to a hydraulic cylinder piston, which has resulted in a burst. From disassembling the jack to carefully inspecting and ...

4. Installing the New Seal Gland Place the tapered guide tool from the kit on the end of the piston rod and lubricate it and the piston rod well with oil or grease. Carefully slide the new seal gland ...

Static seals are used between fixed components. In a hydraulic cylinder, static seals are typically employed between the piston and the piston rod, and between the head and cylinder bore tube.