Piston Ring Installation - Honda ATC200S Workshop Manual

Mea$ure the piston pin hole
1.0.
SERViCE LIMIT: 15.04 mm (0.592 in!
Measure the piston pin
0.0.
SERV ICE LIMIT: 14.96 mm 10.589 in)
Calculate the pinon-to piston pin clearance.
SERVICE LIMIT: 0.02 mm (0.001 in!
PISTON RING INSTALLATION
Clean the piston ring grooves thorough ly and
instal l the
~ston
rings
NOTE
• Avoid piston and piston ring damage
dur ing instal lation.
• Install the piston rings with the
markings lacing up.
• 00
not interchange the top and second
rings_
Space the p tnun rmg end gaps 120 degrees
apart.
Do
not align the gaps in the oil rings (side
rails!_
After installation. the rings should
be
free to
rotate in t he ring grooves.
TOP RIN G
_ SECON D RING
20 mm (0.8 in)
OR MORE GAP
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87
CYL INDE A/PISON
\ \ _ _ TOP RIN G
RA IL
RAI L
0"
RING
7-5