Stihl 088 Owner's Manual page 23

• Use the clamping strap (1)
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piston rings around the piston.
- Check that the piston rings are
correctly positioned.
- Lubricate the inside of the cylinder
with oil and line it up so that it is
positioned as it will be in the
installed condition. It is important
to observe this point as the piston
rings might otherwise break.
• Slide the cylinder over the piston -
the clamping strap is pushed
downward as the piston rings slip
into the cylinder.
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- Remove the clamping strap and
wooden assembly block.
• To fit the manifold in the tank
housing intake opening, wind a
piece of string (1) (about 15 cm /
6" long) around the back of the
manifold flange and pass the
ends of the string through the
intake opening.
• Push the manifold down.
• Pull the ends of the string
outward.
Note: The manifold flange is thus
pulled through the tank housing
intake opening without damaging the
manifold.
- Carefully line up the cylinder and
gasket.
• Fit cylinder base screws and
torque down to 15.0 Nm
(11.0 Ibf.ft) in diagonal pattern.
Assembly is now a reversal of the
disassembly sequence
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