Cylinder Wear - Triumph 2012 Tiger 800 Service Manual

Crankshaft, Connecting Rods and Pistons
5. The piston ring gaps must be arranged as shown in
the diagram below.
1. Top ring
2. Second ring
3. First steel oil control ring
4. Oil control ring expander
5. Second steel oil control ring
Note:
The top ring gap should be positioned in the
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12 o ' clock position, and the second ring gap
in the 6 o ' clock position. The first steel oil
control ring gap should be in the 12 o ' clock
position and the second steel oil control ring
should be in the 6 o ' clock position. The oil
control ring expander
7 o ' clock position.
6. Fit the piston into the liner from below using a gentle
rocking motion to engage the rings in the bore.
5.16
FRONT
+
1
3
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4"-.. 1
"
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2 5
should be in the
SeJVice Manual Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC
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Cylinder Wear

Measure the inside diameter of each cylinder using an
internal micrometer or similar accurate
equipment.
Cylinder bore diameter
Standard :
Service limit:
gaep
Test Position For Bore Wear Check (bore shown in
section>
1. Measure the inside diameter 10 m m from the top of
the bore as shown above.
2. If the reading is outside the specified limits, replace
the liner and piston as an assembly.
measuring
74.040- 74.060 mm
74.1 5 0 m m