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 8 connecting rod cap bolts and 4 caps.
Push the piston, connecting rod sub-assembly and upper bearing through the top of the cylinder block to remove them.
Tech Tips
Keep the bearing, connecting rod sub-assembly 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 the 8 connecting rod bearings.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT
Using several steps, loosen and remove the 10 crankshaft bearing cap set bolts uniformly in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Remove the 5 bearing cap and the crankshaft.
REMOVE CRANKSHAFT BEARING
Remove the 10 crankshaft bearings.
REMOVE UPPER CRANKSHAFT THRUST WASHER
Remove the 10 upper crankshaft thrust washer.
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 PISTON WITH PIN 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 CONNECTOR TUBE
Remove the connector tube.
REMOVE STUD BOLT
Using an E5 and E7 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 7 stud bolts.
REMOVE OIL PUMP SET RING PIN
Remove the 2 oil pump set ring pins.
REMOVE STRAIGHT PIN
Remove the 7 straight pins.
REMOVE OIL JET
Remove the oil jet.