Man D 2866 LE 401, Repair Manual

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Removing and installing piston with connecting rod
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Removing piston with connecting rod
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Remove oil pan, oil suction pipe, see page 53
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Remove cylinder heads, see page 79
Fig. 1
Remove bolts from connecting rod bearing cap.
Fig. 2
Take off connecting rod bearing caps with bearing
shells, expediting the procedure by means of light
strokes with a synthetic hammer if necessary.
Note:
Connecting rod bearing caps are match-
marked with the connecting rod big ends;
arrange them in corresponding order.
Fig. 3
Remove combustion residues (oil carbon) from top
cylinder edge using a piece of hard wood.
Caution:
Do not damage cylinder liners.
Push out connecting rod with piston in upward
direction.
Caution:
Do not damage oil spray nozzles.
Fig. 4
Lay pistons with connecting rods and associated
caps aside; use deposit rack if available.
Inspect pistons and piston rings visually.
Note:
For reworked crankcase sealing faces repair
pistons with undersizes of 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6
mm in the compression height are available
(see ”Engineering
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Data
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Setting values”).
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3553
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