Makita Dolmar DCS460 Repair Manual page 26

11 CYLINDER / PISTON
Removing the cylinder and piston
Disconnect the intake and exhaust sides.
Unscrew the spark plug.
Unscrew 4 screws 6 and pull the cylinder up
and off.
Note: After pulling off the cylinder, support the
piston with the assembly tool (944.600.001).
No Note:, The cylinder comes without thread as a
spare part, because the muffler screws are
self forming screws
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Remove spring ring 7 with needle-nose pliers.
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Assembling the cylinder and piston
Use a new gasket!
Before assembly, lightly oil the cylinder
race and piston!
Push the assembly tool 9 under the piston.
Position the opening on the piston ring
towards the piston ring lock.
Use the piston ring tensioner 10 to press the
piston ring together.
Push the cylinder onto the piston. Let the
piston ring tensioner slide down with it.
Remove the assembly tool and piston ring
tensioner and press the cylinder all the way
down.
Hand-tighten the screws 6 lightly crosswise,
and then tighten to the correct torque, again
crosswise.
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