Honda Civic Service Manual page 151

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Remove the rod caps/bearings. Keep all caps/
b e a r i n g s i n o r d e r .
Liftthe crankshaft out ofthe engine, being careful
n o t t o d a m a g e t h e j o u r n a l s .
Remove the upper bearing halves from the
connecting rods. and set them aside with their
respective caps.
lf you can feel a ridge of metal or hard carbon
around the top of each cylinder, remove it with a
r i d g e r e a m e r { A ) . F o l l o w t h e r e a m e r m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s
instructions. lf the ridge is not removed, it may
damage the pistons as they are pushed out.
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14. Use the wooden handle of a hammer (A) to drive
out the pistons (B).
Reinstall the lower block and bearings on the
engine in the proper order,
R e i n s t a l l t h e c o n n e c t i n g r o d b e a r i n g s a n d c a p s
after removing each piston/connecting rod
a s s e m b l y .
To avoid mixup on reassembly. mark each piston/
connecting rod assembly with its cylinder number.
NOTE: The existing number on the connecting rod
does not indicate its position in the engine, it
indicates the rod bore size.
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