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Originally Posted by bigblockv6
Have you actually torn down the engine to see the damage in the cylinder wall? That retaining clip looked more like a u joint clip. All the ones I worked on and pistons sets I have look like a normal snap ring with the two eye holes. If damage is too severe on the cylinder wall it can be sleeved.
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Yes, unfortunately there are 4 perpendicular, symmetric gouges (2 on each side of the wall) where the ends of the floating pin would be hitting. I haven't taken piston out yet, but the gouge can be seen when the piston is at the lowest point in the cylinder. It probably doesn't make sense to just replace the clips and not fix the cylinder wall. Could a machine shop install a sleeve fairly easy without tearing down the lower end of the engine? The pistons and rings are newer, so can a sleeve be installed to match the current diameter so I can reuse the piston and rings? Thanks again for the advise!!