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DISMANTLING AND RE-ASSEMBLING
THE CONNECTING
ROD/PISTON ASSEMBLY
DISMANTLING PROCEDURE
- Remove both gudgeon pin ci rclips.
-
Immerse bottom end of piston
to
be dis11antled
in boiling water for a short time, and drive
gudgeon pin out with driver Ref. 21600
D
(Fig. 1).
-
Mark references for proper direction of
assa~~bly
of connecting rod with piston If these
components are to be re-assembled, so that they
can be re-assembled as they were initially.
Note: Anchoring housings for half-bearings must
face oil filter side, and piston reference mark
must face front of engine, on timing gear side
(Fig. 2).
RE-A~SEMBLY
OPERATIONS
- Fit a circlip In one
of piston grooves.
- Raise temperature of pf
stan
to be
assaab
1 ed,
either In heating oven, or by
i1111ersion in
boiling
water
(100°C
max.).
- Use
a
cloth to extract piston.
- Oil gudgeon
pin, Insert
It by hand In piston,
through
connecting
rod, until it stops against
circl!p
(Fig.
3).
-
Re-fft
cl
rcl!p No.
2.
Fig. 1
3917
Fig.2
Fig.3
A2rY1
1
A • PIston Ref. Mark
G.01
1
B • Asseably Ref. Points
3918
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CHRYSLER
160- 160 CiT- 180
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