Originally Posted by roadkingharry

I called a 4th dealer who's about an hour from me and they said that yes, they do check cylinders (on torque plates) and pistons beforehand and are glad they do because they have gotten out-of-spec cylinders and pistons from the Moco, but since they caught the f.u. beforehand, didn't install the parts. They could check mine for a 1 hour service fee of $70.00 and give me written documentation on the measurements. Seems like good insurance for peace of mind. Now I just have to figure out if I trust 'em to do the job properly before I install them. Thanks again guys for sharing your knowledge.

Originally Posted by roadkingharry

This is another VERY interesting and helpful thread as I am about ready (like in the next few days) to install the HD 95" cast pistons and cylinders I bought from Chicago HD a few months back. When I read the 1st few posts yesterday I got to thinking that I should have the sizes verified beforehand, so I called 3 different local dealers to find out if they check cyl., rings and pistons from the Moco before they install them in their rebuild work. They told me they don't bother with that and just slap 'em in. I'm like yikes! So I called the Moco to find out if they verify specs before shipping a "matched" set of pistons and cylinders. Of course I knew the answer before I asked the question. After reading the latest posts today, I called a 4th dealer who's about an hour from me and they said that yes, they do check cylinders (on torque plates) and pistons beforehand and are glad they do because they have gotten out-of-spec cylinders and pistons from the Moco, but since they caught the f.u. beforehand, didn't install the parts. They could check mine for a 1 hour service fee of $70.00 and give me written documentation on the measurements. Seems like good insurance for peace of mind. Now I just have to figure out if I trust 'em to do the job properly before I install them. Thanks again guys for sharing your knowledge.