Piston Installation; Cylinder Installation - Honda GX690 Workshop Manual

PISTON INSTALLATION

Position the connecting rod of the cylinder near top
dead center by rotating the crankshaft slowly.
Install the piston (1) on the connecting rod (2) with
triangle mark (3) of the piston pointing toward the
flywheel side as shown.
Apply oil to the piston pin (4) outer surface, connecting
rod small end and piston pin bore.
Install the piston pin through the piston and connecting
rod.
Install new piston pin clips (5) into the grooves in the
piston pin hole.
• Make sure the piston pin clips are seated securely.
• Do not align the piston pin clip end gap (6) with the
piston cutout (7).

CYLINDER INSTALLATION

Clean the mating surfaces of the cylinder and
crankcase of old liquid gasket, oil and other foreign
material.
Loosely install the fan cover and set the piston near top
dead center by rotating the crankshaft slowly (page 3-
8).
Apply a bead ( 1.0 - 1.5 mm ( 0.04 - 0.06 in) of liquid
gasket (Threebond TB1207B) to the mating surface of
the cylinder as shown.
(2)
FLYWHEEL
SIDE
(5)
(6)
(7)
No.1 CYLINDER:
No.2 CYLINDER:
CYLINDER
(1)
(3)
(4)
(5)
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