Honda 1998 VT750C Service Manual page 234

Measure the connecting rod small end 1.0.
SERVICE LIMIT: 18.07 mm (0.711 in)
Calculate the connecting rod small end-to-piston pin
clearance.
SERVICE LIMIT: 0.06 mm (0.002 in)
CYLINDER/PISTON
Always replace the
Inspect the piston ring, and replace them if they are
piston rings as
a wo rn.
set.
Reinstall the piston rings (page
11-8)
into the piston
grooves.
Push in the ring until the outer surface of the piston
ring is nearly flush with the piston and measure the
clearance using a feeler gauge.
SERVICE LIMIT:
Top: 0.08 mm (0.003 in)
Second: 0.07 mm (0.003 in)
Using a piston, push the ring securely into the cylin-
der and measure the end gap using a feeler gauge.
RING
PISTON
)
SERVICE LIMIT:
Top: 0.5 mm (0.02 in)
Second: 0.7 mm (0.03 in)
Oil: 1.0 mm (0.04 in)
Check the oil jet for clogging.
OIL JET
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