PROCEDURE
REMOVE PISTON SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH CONNECTING ROD
Using a ridge reamer, remove all the carbon from the top of the cylinder.
Using SST, remove the connecting rod cap bolt and cap.
Push the piston, connecting rod assembly and upper bearing through the top of the cylinder block to remove them.
Tech Tips
Keep the bearing, connecting rod and cap together.
Keep the piston and the connecting rod assemblies in the correct order so that they can be returned to their original locations when reassembled.
REMOVE CONNECTING ROD BEARING
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT
Using several steps, loosen and remove the 10 bearing cap sub-assembly bolts uniformly using SST in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Remove the bearing cap and the crankshaft.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT BEARING
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT THRUST WASHER UPPER
REMOVE PISTON RING SET
Note
Keep the piston rings in the correct combination and correct order so that they can be returned to their original locations when re-assembling.
Using a piston ring expander, remove the 2 compression rings.
Remove the 2 side rails and the oil ring by hand.
REMOVE WITH PIN PISTON SUB-ASSEMBLY
| *1 | Connecting Rods |
| *2 | Piston Pin |
| *3 | Piston |
Using SST, press the piston pin out of the piston.
Note
Keep the pistons, pins, rings, connecting rods and bearings in the correct order so that they can be returned to their original locations when reassembled.
REMOVE CYLINDER BLOCK WATER DRAIN COCK SUB-ASSEMBLY
REMOVE STUD BOLT
REMOVE OIL PUMP SET RING PIN
REMOVE STRAIGHT PIN