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My flight get's in in about an hour.. LOL J/K. It helps to stretch them out a little like a spring, then get one end in and walk them around with your thumb, finger or a small screwdriver. IHTHs

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Yep... stretch them out some(you'll get the hang of
how much) then use a pointed item to walk them in in
a circle... it gets pretty easy

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Spiro Lox installation may be facilitated by grasping each end of the lox and pulling the ends apart a MODERATE (approximately ½”) amount. This will cause the lox to resemble a small coil spring. The lox can then be “spiraled” into place almost as if you were screwing them into the groove. Be sure that all lox are properly seated and that they exert radial pressure against the lox groove. You should not be able to spin the lox by hand after they are installed. Most Ross Racing Pistons come with double lox (four lox total per piston – two at each end of the pin). Be sure that the correct number of lox
are installed in each piston.

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Spirolox are piece of cake compared to round wire locks,

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After doing this stuff for years, your hands become like "tools". You can explain it to someone till your blue in the face, but they don't get it.

Then again, while my hands are well equipped for various shop tasks, I cannot use this new touch-screen phone. It's maddening, but who do they make these phones for anyway? I can't press the screen without hitting two buttons at the same time.

MB

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I can't press the screen without hitting two buttons at the same time.

MB

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Sounds like you use a pointed instrument to fit those locks.

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Also, do yourself a BIG favor and count the spiro lox carefully. I got down to the last piston and had 5 lox left. After checking and rechecking and checking again, I realized I got one too many.
You'll get the hang of it after about 7 pistons.
Brian Dunnigan

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Spirolox are piece of cake compared to round wire locks...

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I don't want to steal someone's thread but I have double trouble. First how do you get these locks out of Ross Pistons. Once I have all of them out then I have to install the new pistons. Are these locks re-useable.

I guess everyone has figured out I am too old for all of this modern technology.

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They are re-usable but if your changing pistons you
would need to make sure the new pistons are set up
for that type of lock (diameter and if for double
locks or not) ask the piston manufacturer
EDIT
For me I would just order new locks and keep the
old ones with the same pistons

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Sound like if I follow the instructions I should be able to put the new ones in. No advise on how to get the old ones out? They are doubles in Ross Pistons.

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I use a small "jewelers" screwdriver. Once you get the end started out of there, then you can just wind them out.

MB

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If you think they are fun putting in just wait till you have to take them out!

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Made this vid last night... this is my buddy and he says he is the fastest so I put him under the gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THHkJPhV_qw