BRP EVINRUDE E-TEC 115 HP 2011 Service Manual page 212

POWERHEAD
POWERHEAD ASSEMBLY
Install wrist pin through piston and connecting rod,
pushing bearing tool out through the piston.
Use Wrist Pin Cone, P/N 318600, and Driver,
P/N 318599, to install new wrist pin retaining rings
in each wrist pin hole. Gap of retaining ring faces
away from notch in piston.
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1. Gap of retaining ring
2. Notch in piston
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Installing Pistons
When all pistons and connecting rods are assem-
bled, install piston ring sets. Be sure rings are
installed in the cylinder used to test ring end gap.
Refer to POWERHEAD INSPECTION on p. 205.
IMPORTANT:
around dowel pin.
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NOTICE
Before continuing, make sure that
all Gel-Seal II has been removed from the cyl-
inder block and crankcase mating flanges. If
traces of hardened Gel-Seal II are left, main
bearings could be misaligned. Refer to CYLIN-
DER BLOCK CLEANING on p. 204.
Coat pistons, rings, cylinder walls, and an appro-
priate ring compressor with outboard lubricant.
Center connecting rod in piston and locate piston
rings on dowel pins. Place appropriate ring com-
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pressor on piston.
Slide piston and rod assembly into the correct cyl-
inder, as marked during disassembly. Guide con-
necting rod through cylinder block to avoid
scratching cylinder wall.
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1. Ring compressor
Be sure gap of ring fits squarely
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