Honda CB 600F Hornet 2007 Shop Manual page 354

Coat the cylinder walls, pistons and piston rings
with engine oil.
Install the piston/connecting rod assemblies into the
Install the piston/
cylinders using a commercially available piston ring
connecting rod
compressor tool.
assembly wirh tho
When reusing the connecting rods, they must be
piston 'IN' mark
installed in their original locations.
facing the intake
side.
NOTICE I
• While installing the piston, be careful not to dam­
age the top surface of
around the cylinder bore.
• Be careful not to damage the cylinder sleeve and
crankpin with the connecting rod.
Make Use the handle of a plastic hammer or equivalent
sure the
tool to tap the piston into the cylinder.
piston rmg
compressor tool
Install the crankshaft (page 12-6).
s11s flush on the top
surface
of the
cylinder
Apply molybdenum oil solution to the crankpin
bearing sliding surfaces on the connecting rod bear­
ing caps.
Install the connecting rod bearing caps by aligning
the I.D. code on the connecting rod and bearing cap.
Be sure each part is installed in its original position,
as noted during removal.
Apply engine oil to the connecting rod bearing cap
nut threads and seating surfaces, and install them.
Tighten the bolts in two or three steps alternately,
then tighten the nuts to the specified torque.
TORQUE: 26 N•m (2.7 kgf•m, 19 lbf-ft)
Assemble the crankcase halves (page 11-15).
PISTON RING COMPRESSOR
cylinder, especially
tile
CRANKSHAFT /PISTON/CYLINDER
12-19