Piston Installation - Honda CX500 1978 Shop Manual

HONDA
CX500
CRANKSHAFTIPISTON
PISTON INSTALLATION
Clean the piston domes, ring lands, and side
faces.
Carefully install the piston rings.
NOTE
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.
Do not damage the pistons and piston
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rings during assembly.
All rings should be installed with the
markings facing up.
Space the piston ring end gaps 120 de-
grees apart, avoiding the piston pin
and thrust sides.
Do not align the gap in the oil rings.
.
After installing the rings they should
be free t o rotate.
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SIDE RAIL
Coat rod small end with molybdenum disulfide
grease.
Assemble the pistons and connecting rods with
the piston pins and piston pin clips.
pins and connecting rods.
.
Make sure that the piston pin clips are
properly seated.
.
Install the piston with the "L" mark
on the left and the piston with the
O F ' RING
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"IN"
"L"
MAR
AIZ
/
LES
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'IN" MARK
Date of Issue: January,
1978
OHONDA MOTOR CO.. LTD.
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