Piston Rings, Honing, Cylinder Installation | Yamaha Virago Top End Rebuild Pt 3

[@toumai1432]

Do you know how detrimental it is to not have that rubber sleeve on the front cylinder studs? I had to cut mine in order to remove the front cylinder head

[@BareMetalCustoms]

It shouldn’t make a difference as long as the studs aren’t contacting the inner surfaces of the holes in the cylinder and head. Which you would be able to see before running the nuts down.