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Carefully tap the piston out of the bore using a wooden dowel
Again, rotate the engine, this time to position the number one cylinder bore (head surface) up. Turn the
crankshaft until the number one piston is at the bottom of its travel, this should allow the maximum access to
its connecting rod. Remove the number one connecting rods fasteners and cap and place two lengths of rubber
hose over the rod bolts/studs to protect the crankshaft from damage. Using a sturdy wooden dowel and a
hammer, push the connecting rod up about 1 in. (25mm) from the crankshaft and remove the upper bearing
insert. Continue pushing or tapping the connecting rod up until the piston rings are out of the cylinder bore.
Remove the piston and rod by hand, put the upper half of the bearing insert back into the rod, install the cap
with its bearing insert installed, and hand−tighten the cap fasteners. If the parts are kept in order in this
manner, they will not get lost and you will be able to tell which bearings came form what cylinder if any
problems are discovered and diagnosis is necessary. Remove all the other piston assemblies in the same
manner. On V−style engines, remove all of the pistons from one bank, then reposition the engine with the
other cylinder bank head surface up, and remove that banks piston assemblies.
The only remaining component in the engine block should now be the crankshaft. Loosen the main bearing
caps evenly until the fasteners can be turned by hand, then remove them and the caps. Remove the crankshaft
from the engine block. Thoroughly clean all of the components.
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