MV Agusta 2008 F4 312RR 1078 Workshop Manual page 58

Cylinder kit
Removing cylinder and pistons
Remove the cylinder head and rubber connecting rod
between the cylinder and water pump as described in
C
the relative paragraphs.
Carefully slide out the cylinder group being careful not
to damage the elastic strips.
Work on one piston at a time to continue the removal.
First remove the 2 pistons which are at the MSP and
rotate the drive shaft at 180° and disassemble the 2
remaining pistons.
Remove the elastic ring which blocks the plug to the
piston.
Slide the plug off.
Slide the piston off only after having marked the cei-
ling with a marker to reassemble it properly.
Slide the gasket off between the cylinder and bedplate.
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