Mitsubishi Electric Lancer Evolution-VII Workshop Manual page 1409

11B-60
ENGINE OVERHAUL -
Side rail
Piston pin
No. 2 ring spacer
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
"DA PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY
No. 1 ring
1. Apply sufficient engine oil on the piston ring's periphery,
piston ring and oil ring.
2. Align the piston ring and oil ring (side rail, spacer) closed
gap positions as shown in the illustration.
3. Insert the piston and connecting rod assembly from the
top of the cylinder so that the front mark (arrow) on the
Side rail
piston's front face faces the camshaft sprocket side.
4. Securely hold the piston ring with a ring band, and insert
the piston and connecting rod assembly.
Caution
(1) The piston ring could break if tapped in with force.
(2) Make sure not to contact the oil jet when tapping
"EA CONNECTING ROD BEARING INSTALLATION
When replacing the bearing, use the following procedure to
select and assemble the bearing.
No. 4
1. Measure the diameter of the crankshaft pin, and confirm
the class shown below.
When using a spare part, each identification colour is
painted at the position shown in the illustration.
2. The identification marks of the connecting rod bearings
are attached at the position shown in the illustration.
Identification
mark
3. Select the bearing from the above table according to
the identification confirmed in steps 1 and 2.
Example of selecting bearing
If the measured outer diameter of the crankshaft pin is
44.996 mm, Class 1 applies, and the spare part
identification colour is yellow. Thus, select a bearing with
identification mark 0.
Piston and Connecting Rod
INSTALLATION
in.
Crankshaft pin section
Class Product Spare
identifica- part iden-
tion colour tification
colour
1 None Yellow
2 None None
3 None White
Connect-
ing rod
bearing
Diameter mm Identifica-
tion mark
44.995 - 45.000 0
44.985 - 44.995 1
44.980 - 44.985 2