ENGINE MECHANICAL (C22NE, 22LE, 20LE) 6A-55
4. Heat a new con-rod to 280°C in the oil bath.
5. Install the con-rod to the piston and insert the piston pin.
Important!
Since the con-rods have no weight balancing studs, re-working
is not possible.
Exchange con-rods in sets only.
Installation position, beads on con-rod point to the flattening on
the piston pin eye.
Firmly seated piston pin cannot be pushed in. Carry out
installation quickly.
Piston Rings
Removal
1. Remove piston with con-rod according to the
corresponding operation.
2. Remove piston rings using commercially available ring
installer or piston ring clamp pliers.
Clean
Piston ring grooves - ground piece of old piston ring
Inspection
Piston ring gap
For piston ring sizes, permissible piston ring gaps - see
"Technical Data"