Um....Advice anyone?

[Leroy]

Never heard of a post mall and a 10 pound sledge was all I could handle when I was young, Now at 79 could not handle more than a 3#

 

[RusselAZ]

Good friend, you are working to hard. Let it set with some brake fluid in it. Forget the big hammer. You can make your own press to push down on the
piston by using the existing bolts. make a plate to put on 2 or four of them, I would prefer using 4, put a bottle jack in the cylinder with a good piece
of steel between the ram and piston and pump.
A bull nose on a long stroke air hammer is also useful.

 

[jd2cyl1943]

Exactly. Never heard of one. Neither has my dad. Are they actually a real thing?

 

[fdt860]

I wouldfill thewater jacket with cery hot water and pound on it few minutes after, when the block fills warm on the inside. Plus MSD water trick.
If you have a cold piston and a warm block,you win. Even 180F difference is going to cause sufficient thermal expansion.

 

[560Dennis]

Did it come out ? Whats happening ?

 

[jd2cyl1943]

Not yet. I just got it a less crumbly base. The cement blocks fall apart with one whack. How long should the PB blaster soak before pounding? If that doesn't work I'll try the water trick.

 

[Jim.ME]

(quoted from post at 19:24:39 01/16/23) Not yet. I just got it a less crumbly base. The cement blocks fall apart with one whack. How long should the PB blaster soak before pounding? If that doesn't work I'll try the water trick.

And that is why you should never use cement (aka cinder or concrete) blocks to hold up anything you are working on, especially if you have to get under it.

 

[jd2cyl1943]

Yeah, I learned that.