Checking The Piston Ring End Gap; Checking The Piston/Cylinder Mounting Clearance; Work On The Cylinder Head - KTM 1190 RC8 EU 2008 Repair Manual

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30/ENGINE - WORK ON INDIVIDUAL PARTS

Checking the piston ring end gap

20.14

Checking the piston/cylinder mounting clearance

20.15
Check/measure the cylinder. (
Check/measure the piston. (
The smallest piston/cylinder mounting clearance is the result of the smallest cylinder bore diameter minus the largest piston diam-
eter. The largest piston/cylinder mounting clearance is the result of the largest cylinder bore diameter minus the smallest piston
diameter.
Guideline
Piston/cylinder - mounting clearance
New condition
Wear limit

Work on the cylinder head

20.16
Info
The following operations apply to both cylinder heads.
Piston size
200476-10
Remove the piston ring from the piston.
Place the piston ring in the cylinder and align it with the piston.
Guideline
Under the upper edge of the cylinder
Measure the end gap with special tool
Guideline
Piston ring end gap
200477-10
Feeler gauge (59029041100) (
»
If the end gap is more than the specified value:
Check/measure the cylinder. (
»
If the cylinder wear is within the tolerance range:
Change the piston ring.
Mount the piston ring with the marking facing toward the piston head.
p. 102)
p. 103)
Remove oil pressure switch
Info
This only applies to the front cylinder head!
Remove coolant temperature sensor
Remove screw
Remove vacuum connection
Remove O-rings
200466-10
is marked on the piston head.
p. 196)
0.015... 0.057 mm (0.00059... 0.00224 in)
0.150 mm (0.00591 in)
.
.
.
.
.
10 mm (0.39 in)
.
≤ 0.5 mm (≤ 0.02 in)
p. 102)
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