Honda Accord 2008 Manual page 241

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Engine Block
Crankshaft and Piston Removal (cont'd)
11. Remove the lower block and the bearings. Keep all
the bearings in order.
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12. Remove the rod caps/bearings. Keep all the caps/
bearings in order.
13. Lift the crankshaft out of the engine. Be careful not
to damage the journals and the CKP pulse plate.
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14. Remove the CKP pulse plate (see page 7-31).
15. Remove the upper bearing halves from the
connecting rods, and set them aside with their
respective caps.
7-16
16. If you can feel a ridge of metal or hard carbon
around the top of each cylinder, remove it with a
ridge reamer (A). Follow the reamer manufacturer's
instructions. If the ridge is not removed, it may
damage the pistons as they are pushed out.
17. Use the wooden handle of a hammer (A) to drive
out the piston/connecting rod assembly (B).
A
B
18. Reinstall the lower block and the bearings on the
engine block in the proper order.
19. Reinstall the connecting rod bearings and the caps
after removing each piston/connecting rod
assembly.
20. Mark each piston/connecting rod assembly with its
cylinder number to make sure they are reinstalled
in the original order.
NOTE: The existing number on the connecting rod
does not indicate its position in the engine, it
indicates the rod bore size.
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A
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