Jeep Cherokee 1999 Electronic Service Manual page 1150

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REM OVAL AN D I N STALLAT I ON (Cont inue d)
CAUTION: Ensure combustion recess in piston
crown and the bearing cap numbers on the con-
necting rod are on the same side.
(4) In st a ll pist on pin .
(5) In st a ll clips in pist on t o r et a in pist on pin .
(6) Rem ove con n ect in g r od fr om vice.
INSTALLA TION
(1) Befor e in st a llin g pist on s, a n d con n ect in g r od
a ssem blies in t o t h e bor e, be su r e t h a t com pr ession
r in g ga ps a r e st a gger ed so t h a t n eit h er is in lin e wit h
oil r in g r a il ga p (F ig. 60).
Fig. 60 Piston Ring Gap Location
(2) Befor e in st a llin g t h e r in g com pr essor, m a ke
su r e t h e oil r in g expa n der en ds a r e bu t t ed a n d t h e
r a il ga ps loca t ed a s sh own in (F ig. 60).
Fig. 61 Installing Piston
(3) Im m er se t h e pist on h ea d a n d r in gs in clea n
en gin e oil, slide t h e r in g com pr essor, over t h e pist on
a n d t igh t en wit h t h e specia l wr en ch (F ig. 61).
En s u re p o s itio n o f rin g s d o e s n o t c h a n g e d u r-
in g th is o p e ra tio n .
(4) F a ce ch a m ber r ecess side of pist on t owa r ds
ca m sh a ft .
(5) In st a ll con n ect in g r od bolt pr ot ect or s on r od
bolt s.
(6) Rot a t e cr a n ksh a ft so t h a t t h e con n ect in g r od
jou r n a l is on t h e cen t er of t h e cylin der bor e. In ser t
r od a n d pist on in t o cylin der bor e a n d gu ide r od over
t h e cr a n ksh a ft jou r n a l.
(7) Ta p t h e pist on down in cylin der bor e, u sin g a
h a m m er h a n dle. At t h e sa m e t im e, gu ide con n ect in g
r od in t o posit ion on con n ect in g r od jou r n a l.
(8) In st a ll r od ca ps. In st a ll n u t s on clea n ed a n d
oiled r od bolt s a n d t igh t en n u t s t o 29.5 N·m (22 ft .
lb.) plu s 60°.
CYLINDER WALL LINER ASSEMBL Y
REMOVAL
(1) Rem ove cylin der h ea ds.
(2) Rem ove Oil pa n .
(3) Rem ove pist on s.
(4) Use t ool VM-1001 t o r em ove lin er s (F ig. 62).
Fig. 62 Liner Removal Tool
(5) Rem ove sh im s fr om cylin der lin er or cylin der
block r ecess. Keep sh im s wit h ea ch cylin der lin er.
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