Triumph Tiger Explorer XR 2017 Service Manual page 164

Tiger Explorer XR Series
3. Align the small end in the connecting rod with the gudgeon pin hole in the piston.
4. Lubricate the piston, small end and gudgeon pin with clean engine oil and fit the gudgeon pin.
5. Fit new circlips on both sides of the gudgeon pin ensuring the circlips are correctly fitted in the grooves.
Failure to use new gudgeon pin circlips could allow the pin to detach from the piston. This could seize the
engine and lead to an accident.
6. The piston ring gaps must be arranged as shown in the diagram below.
Note
The top ring gap should be positioned in the 7 o'clock position, the second ring gap in the 1 o'clock
position and the steel oil control ring gaps in the 9 and 3 o'clock positions (one in each position).
7. Fit the piston into the liner using a gentle rocking motion to engage the rings in the bore.
Cylinder Liners - Removal
1. Mark each liner to identify correct orientation and the cylinder number from which it has been removed.
160 of 746
chdx
1. Assembly markers
WARNING
1. Top ring
2. Second ring
3. Steel oil control rings
4. Oil control ring expander
1
CRANKSHAFT / RODS / PISTONS