Remove Piston From Connecting Rod; Remove Piston Rings; Remove Crankshaft And Balance Weight Assembly - Kohler Courage SV470 Service Manual

Remove Piston from Connecting Rod

1. Remove the wrist pin retainer and wrist pin.
Separate the piston from the connecting rod. See
Figure 8-50.
Figure 8-50. Separating Piston from Connecting
Rod.

Remove Piston Rings

1. Remove the top and center compression rings
using a ring expander. See Figure 8-51.
2. Remove the oil control ring rails, then remove the
spacer.
Figure 8-51. Removing Piston Rings.
Remove Crankshaft and Balance Weight
Assembly
1. Carefully remove the crankshaft and balance
weight assembly from the crankcase. See Figure
8-52. On engines after Serial No. 3618005223,
carefully lift the lower control link (for balance
weight), off the boss of crankcase as the
crankshaft is removed. See Figure 8-53.
Figure 8-52. Removing Crankshaft and Balance
Weight Assembly (Before Serial No. 3618005213).
Figure 8-53. Removing Crankshaft and Link (After
Serial No. 3618005223).
Section 8
Disassembly
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