Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual page 198

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Grankshaft, Balancer Shafts and Pistons

Removal (cont'dl

Turn the crankshaft so No. 2 and 3 crankpins are at

Remove the rod caps/bearings and main caps/bear-

ings. Keep all caps/bearings in order.

Lift the crankshaft out of the engine, being careful

not to damage journals.

Remove the upper bearing halves from the connect-

ing rods and set them aside with their respective

Reinstall the main caps and bearings on the engine

in proper order,

'12. Remove the bolts and the retainer. then remove the

front balancer shaft and the rear balancer shaft.

1 5 . l f y o u c a n t e e l a r i d g e o f m e t a l o r h a r d c a r b o n

around the top of each cylinder, remove it with a

ridge reamer. Follow the reamer manufactursr's

instructions.

CAUTION: lf the ridgo k not rcmoved, h mly dtm-

ag6 the pistons a! thcy lrc purhod out.

Use the wooden handle of a hammer to drivo the

pastons out.

. Tako caro not to dtmago thc contlct turflcc of

tho motal g.!kot.

. Whan romoving thc pirton/connactlng rod trka

cara not to hit thr oil irt (H22Al cngine onlyl.

. It th. oil ict nozzlo is drmlg.d or d.formld, rr-

placo the oil iet .srombly {H22Al .ngin. only,

Reinstallthe connecting rod bearings and caps aftor

removing each piston/connecting rod assombly.

Mark each piston/connecting rod 8ss€mbly with its

cylinder number to avoid mixup on .eassembly.

NOTE: The existing numbsr on the connscting rod

does not indicate its position in the engine, it indi-

cates the rod bore size.

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