Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 1620

9 - 50 ENGINE
Fig. 41 PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY
1 - CIRCLE CLIP
2 - PISTON PIN
3 - PISTON ASSEMBLY
4 - CONNECTING ROD ALIGNMENT MARKINGS
5 - CONNECTING ROD BOLTS
6 - CONNECTING ROD CAP
7 - CONNECTING ROD
(6) Usin g t h e a ppr opr ia t e clea n en gin e oil, clea n
t h e cylin der bor es, con n ect in g r od bea r in g jou r n a ls,
con n ect in g r od bea r in g sh ells a n d pist on s.
CAUTION: Offset the piston ring gaps by 120°.
(7) P osit ion a r in g com pr essor over pist on a n d
r in gs. Tigh t en r in g com pr essor (F ig. 42). En s u re
th a t rin g p o s itio n d o e s n o t c h a n g e d u rin g th is
o p e ra tio n .
CAUTION: Rotate the crankshaft sufficiently so that
the connecting rod does not touch the connecting
rod journal when the piston is pushed onto the cyl-
inder bore.
(8) In st a ll pist on wit h a r r ow poin t in g in t h e dir ec-
t ion of t r a vel (in t h e opposit e dir ect ion t o power flow)
(t h e m a r kin g on t h e con n ect in g r od sh ou ld be poin t -
in g t owa r d t h e in let side). (F ig. 42).
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