Pistons and connecting rods, disassembling and assembling
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Pistons and
connecting
rods,
disassembling
and
assembling
1 - Piston ring
Offset gaps by
120
Remove and
install with
piston ring
pliers
"TOP" marking
faces toward
piston crown
Checking ring
gap
Fig. 1
Checking
ring/groove
clearance
Fig. 2
2 - Piston
Checking
Fig. 3
Mark
installation
position and
cylinder
number
Arrow on
piston crown
points toward
pulley end
Install only
with piston
ring
5/12/2004