Arctic Cat Y-12 2008 Manual page 49

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! CAUTION
Incorrectly installing the piston rings will result in
engine damage.
20. Install one of the piston pin circlips into one side
of the piston with the opening directed toward
the skirt or the dome.
NOTE: When installing the circlips, compress
them just enough to install. Do not over-compress
the circlips.
21. Install the piston on the connecting rod with the
IN mark on the piston dome directed toward the
intake port; then seat the piston pin against the
installed circlip and install the second circlip
with the opening directed toward the skirt or pis-
ton dome.
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NOTE: Make sure the rings rotate freely and the
ring gaps are separated by 120° as illustrated.
22. Apply engine oil to the piston and the cylinder
wall.
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