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PROCEDURE 2
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
PROCEDURE 2 - PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (continued)
Installing the New Piston (FIGURE 8)
WARNING
DO NOT lubricate or use oil on any moving parts.
The compressor eccentric uses a precision sealed
bearing.
1. Place a bead of Hernon # 846 on your finger and
apply around the inside of the bearing bore of the
new connecting rod.
2. Install the new piston by inserting the piston head
through the side of the compressor body.
3. Continue moving piston up into the upper compres-
sor housing with the connecting rod situated around
the eccentric nib (camshaft).
CAUTION
The eccentric set screw MUST face the flat spot on
the eccentric nib (shaft). Failure to do so may cause
damage to the compressor.
4. Reinstall the eccentric ensuring that the bearing
on the eccentric sits inside the piston connect-
ing rod.
5. Align the front face of the connecting rod with
the front face of the bearing leaving a clearance
of .032 (1/16-inch).
6. Apply a small amount of Hernon #423 to threads
of connecting rod screw.
7. Install connecting rod screw and torque to 15 in.
lbs. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
CAUTION
DO NOT force aluminum sleeve onto piston. The
Teflon ring may become damaged and make the
piston unusable.
8. Turn the eccentric until piston is in the full up
position.
9. Place the aluminum sleeve partially over the pis-
ton head at a 45
O
angle with the tooled edge up.
10. Hold the piston in place and gently rotate the
sleeve onto the piston head and down until it
rests on the locator ribs of the compressor hous-
ing and over the piston.
Spread
Connecting
Rod Screw
Bearing Bore
Connecting
Rod
Piston Head
w
/Teflon Ring
Connecting
Rod
Eccentric
Nib
.032
ECCENTRIC DETAIL
CONNECTING ROD DETAIL
Aluminum
Sleeve
Eccentric Set
Screw
Eccentric Bearing
Eccentric
Connector Rod
Screw
Compressor Housing
Cut-away for Clarity
FIGURE 8 - INSTALLING NEW PISTON
(After Piston is upright,
Centered and Eccentric is
reinstalled into Compressor,
install Aluminum Sleeve onto
Piston).
Piston
Connecting
Rod
(Slide Over
Nib).
Nib
(Camshaft)
Piston Set Screw
Access Hole
Piston Head
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