Skoda Octavia III 2013 Workshop Manual page 77

Fitting position of piston and assignment of piston to cylinder
Caution
Risk of damaging the piston crown.
♦ For re-installation, mark the assignment in colour on the
piston crown of cylinders that have already been used.
Piston crown not by centre punch, scratch, nick or similar
mark.
• Arrow on the piston crown to the belt pulley side -arrow-.
Bearing shell installation position
– Insert bearing shells centrally in the conrod and conrod bear‐
ing cap.
• Dimension -a- = 2.5 mm
Separating new conrod bearing cap
It can happen that the predetermined breaking point on the new
conrod is not completely pierced. If the conrod bearing cap cannot
be removed by hand, proceed as follows:
– To prevent damage, tension the conrod only slightly in a vice
with protective jaws as shown.
• Tension the conrod below the dotted line.
– Unscrew screws -arrows- by approx. 5 turns.
– Knock against the conrod bearing cap carefully with a plastic
hammer -arrow- in order to loosen it.
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4. Pistons and conrods