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ENG
CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
EAS00393
REMOVING THE CONNECTING RODS AND
PISTONS
The following procedure applies to all of the
connecting rods and pistons.
1. Remove:
• connecting rod
• big end bearings
NOTE:
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Identify the position of each big end bearing so
that it can be reinstalled in its original place.
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2. Remove:
• piston pin clips
1
• piston pin
2
• piston
3
CAUTION:
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Do not use a hammer to drive the piston
pin out.
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NOTE:
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• For reference during installation, put identifi-
cation marks on the piston crown.
• Before removing the piston pin, deburr the
piston pin clip’s groove and the piston’s pin
bore area. If both areas are deburred and the
piston pin is still difficult to remove, remove it
with the piston pin puller
4
.
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Piston pin puller set
90890-01304
3. Remove:
• top ring
• 2nd ring
• oil ring
NOTE:
@
When removing a piston ring, open the end
gap with your fingers and lift the other side of
the ring over the piston crown.
@
Summary of Contents for VMX12 2001
Page 1: ...VMX12 2001 3LRD AE1 SERVICEMANUAL ...
Page 2: ......
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Page 9: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
Page 11: ...GEN INFO ...
Page 21: ......
Page 22: ...SPEC 2 ...
Page 24: ...SPEC ...
Page 52: ...2 28 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Camshaft 2 Main gallery 3 Crankshaft 4 Oil level switch ...
Page 54: ...2 30 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Crankshaft 2 Oil pipe 3 Oil filter ...
Page 65: ...CHK ADJ 3 ...
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Page 126: ...ENG 4 ...
Page 130: ...ENG ...
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Page 237: ...COOL 5 ...
Page 239: ...COOL ...
Page 258: ...CARB 6 ...
Page 260: ...CARB ...
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Page 273: ...CHAS 7 ...
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Page 390: ...ELEC 8 ...
Page 396: ...8 4 ELEC SWITCHES ...
Page 417: ...8 25 ELEC STARTER MOTOR 3 Install O rings 1 bolts 2 New T R 5 Nm 0 5 m kg ...
Page 445: ...TRBL SHTG 9 ...