Dodge Intrepid Service Manual page 286

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PISTON & CONNECTING ROD (Continued)
CAUTION: DO NOT use a number stamp or a punch
to mark connecting rods. Damage to connecting
rod could occur.
(2) Mark connecting rod and bearing cap positions
using a permanent ink marker or scribe tool (Fig.
66).
Fig. 66 IDENTIFY CONNECTING ROD TO CYLINDER
Fig. 67 CONNECTING ROD GUIDES
1 - SPECIAL TOOL 8189 CONNECTING ROD GUIDES
CAUTION: Care must be taken not to damage the
fractured rod and cap joint face surfaces, as engine
damage may occur.
(3) Remove connecting rod cap. Install Special Tool
8189 Connecting Rod Guides into the connecting rod
being removed (Fig. 67). Remove each piston and rod
assembly out of cylinder bore.
NOTE: Be careful not to nick crankshaft journals.
(4) After removal, install bearing cap on the mat-
ing rod to prevent damage to the fractured cap to rod
surfaces.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install the piston rings. (Refer to 9 - ENGINE/
ENGINE BLOCK/PISTON RINGS - INSTALLA-
TION)
(2) Before installing piston and connecting rod
assemblies into the bore, ensure that compression
ring gaps are staggered so that neither is in line with
oil ring rail gap.
(3) Before installing the ring compressor, make
sure the oil ring expander ends are butted and the
rail gaps located as shown in (Fig. 75).
(4) Immerse the piston head and rings in clean
engine oil, slide the ring compressor over the piston
and tighten with the special wrench. Ensure posi-
tion of rings does not change during this oper-
ation.
Fig. 68 Piston and Connecting Rod
1 - "F" TOWARD FRONT OF ENGINE
2 - RING COMPRESSOR
3 - SPECIAL TOOL 8189
4 - OIL SQUIRT HOLE
CAUTION: Ensure the hole in bearing half aligns
with hole in connecting rod, as damage to engine
may occur.
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