Installing Cylinder; Installing Cylinder Head - BMW F 650 GS Repair Manual

Installing cylinder

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Fit cylinder base gasket on engine housing: oil
bore must be clear.
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Oil the piston rings and press the sliding piston
ring sleeve, BMW No. 11 6 510, over the piston
rings from above so that the piston projects from
the sliding sleeve by about 2 mm (0.08 in).
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Slide timing chain and wire through chain aper-
ture of cylinder, then slide cylinder over piston.
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Remove sliding sleeve.
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Secure cylinder to engine housing hand-tight.
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Installing cylinder head

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Note:
Install a new cylinder head gasket.
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Install the cylinder head gasket.
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Use a wire hook to pull the timing chain through
the cavity in the cylinder head.
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Fit cylinder head with valves installed to cylinder.
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Secure the cylinder head and cylinder loosely to-
gether with the collar screws and nuts.
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