Connecting Rod - Upward Replacement Of The Connecting Rod Half Bearings; Cylinder - Kohler RD 441 Service Manual

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Remove the cap on the connecting rod big end using the unthreaded
part of the special tool p/n 1460-340.

Cylinder

After removing the connecting rod cap, remove the cylinder, piston
and connecting rod assembly from its seat.
Remove the piston and the connecting rod from the cylinder by ma-
nually pushing the piston downwards with respect to the cylinder.
For dimensional checks of the connecting rod, piston and cylinder as-
sembly see pages 37-38.
Connecting rod - upward replacement of the connecting rod half
bearings
If necessary, it is possible to replace only the connecting rod half bea-
rings without disassembling the connecting rod and the cylinder head
A
assembly.
1- Remove the bottom cap (fig. 21-22-23)
2- Position the crankshaft to the B.D.C.
Remove the connecting rod cap screws (fig. 24)
3- Insert the special tool p/n 1460-340, unthreaded part first, replacing
the screws on the cap.
4- After forcing carefully the two bars of the special tool to the right and
to the left, disconnect the connecting rod cap from the shaft and
remove it (fig. 28).
5- Tighten threaded bar A of the special tool in the threading of the
connecting rod shaft (fig. 30).
6- Operate the decompression lever on the rocker arm cover to reduce
compression resistance.
Push the connecting rod inwards so as to disconnect it from the
crankshaft.
7- Rotate the crankshaft to release the connecting rod.
8- Using a nylon bar, keep the connecting rod shaft lifted and move the
bar of the special tool from the upper hole to the lower hole.
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Disassembly
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