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10.10.21 Fitting the Piston
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Assemble the piston and wrist pin onto the
connecting rod, with the arrow in the piston
crown pointing towards the exhaust port.
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Insert the wrist pin spring clips, using the
appropriate special three-part tool, as described
below. With the opening in the position shown
on the tool.
Specific tools and equipment:
Pin retainer installer
020488Y
Note:
The letter ‘S’ stamped onto the tool stands
for left, while the letter ‘D’ stands for right.
Note:
The tool must be used exclusively by hand.
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Place the circlip on the hollow tool, with the
opening over the arrow stamped on the tool.
Insert the longer of the two drifts into the
hollow part of the tool and push home, to the
circlip into the correct position on the hollow
tool.
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Insert the shorter of the two drifts into the
hollow part of the tool, offer up the couple to
the circlip groove and push the shorter drift
home, to push the circlip into its groove on the
piston.
Warning
– Using a mallet to fit the circlip can
damage the circlip grooves.
10.10.22 Choosing the Base Gasket Thickness
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Fit the cylinder without the base gasket.
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Fit a dial gauge to the appropriate special tool.
Specific tools and equipment:
Piston positioning support
020428Y
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Rest the dial gauge and support on a datum
surface and take an arbitrary zero reading.
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Place the bracket, together with the dial gauge,
on top of the cylinder, fastening it with two nuts
to the studs (use a tightening torque not
superior to 8.1 lbs·ft (
11 N·m
).
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Rotate the crankshaft to the TDC, by acting
onto the flywheel.
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