Honda INTERCEPTOR 2002 Service Manual page 387

CRANKSHAFT / PISTON/ CYLINDER
Install the piston/
connecting rod
assembly with the
piston "IN" mark fac-
ing to the intake
side.
PISTON INSTALLATION
Apply molybdenum oil solution to the connecting
rod small end inner surfaces and piston pin outer
surfaces.
Assemble the piston and connecting rod.
• Install the front connecting rod with its oil hole
side facing the "IN " mark on the piston crown.
• Install the rear connecting rod with its oil hole
side facing the opposite side of the "IN" mark on
the piston crown.
Apply oil to the piston pin outer surface.
Install the piston pin, and secure it using a new pis-
ton pin c lips.
• Make sure that the piston pin clips are seated
securely.
• Do not align the piston pin clip end gap with the
piston cut-out.
Apply engine oil to the cylinder wall, piston and pis-
ton rings.
Install the piston/connecting rod assembly into the
cylinder using a commercially available piston ring
compressor tool.
NOTICE
• While installing the piston, be careful not to dam-
age the top surface of the cylinder, especially
around the cylinder bore.
• Be careful not to damage the cylinder sleeve and
crankpin with the connecting rod bolt threads.
Make sure the ring
Use the handle of a plastic hammer to tap the piston
compressor tool
into the cylinder.
sits flush with top
surface of the cylin-
der.
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OIL HOLE
"IN" MARK
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CLIP
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PISTON/ CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY
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PISTON RING COMPRESSOR