Service manual

PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD

Removal

Remove the cylinder head. (See Page 7–51.)

Remove the oil pan. (See Page 7–81.)

Remove the ridge and carbon deposits at the top of the

cylinder bore with a ridge reamer.

Make sure the pistons have identification marks [A].

Rotate the crankshaft until a pair of connecting rods are

at the bottom dead center. Make sure the connecting rod

caps and the rods have identification marks.

Remove the nuts and remove the bearing caps [B].

NOTE: If the bearings are to be used again, they

must be identified so they are returned to

their original location.

Using a hammer handle, push the piston and rod out of

the block [C].

After the pair has been removed, rotate the engine

crankshaft and remove the other pair of pistons.

Disassembly

Remove the rings from the pistons [D].

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