SECTION 4. DISASSEMBLY AND SERVICE
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b.PISTON/ PISTON RING
PISTON RING
MARKING
PISTON
PISTON PIN
CONNECTING ROD
REASSEMBLY:
Install the connecting rod
with the long end toward the
triangle marked side of the
piston.
REASSEMBLY:
Install by setting one end of the clip
in the piston groove, holding the
other end with long-nosed pliers,
and rotating the clip in. Do not align
the end gap of the clip with the
cut-out in the piston pin bore.
PISTON PIN CLIP
REASSEMBLY:
1) Install all rings with the markings facing upward.
2) Be sure that the top (chrome plated) and second rings are not interchanged.
3) Check that the rings rotate smoothly after installation.
4) Space the piston ring end gaps 120 degrees apart, and do not align the gaps with the
piston pin bore.
TOP RING
(CHROME PLATED)
OIL RING
SECOND RING
