Service manual

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7-5 Piston Ring Installation

• Clean the piston top, ring groove, and piston surface.

• Install the piston ring onto the piston carefully.

• Place the piston ring openings as shown in the diagram.

• Do not damage piston or piston rings.

• All marks on the piston rings must be on the top side facing forward.

• Make sure that all piston rings can be rotated freely after being installed.