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4. Measurement
Piston-to-cylinder clearance
Note
Cylinder and piston
1. Clean
Carbon deposit
(From the top of piston
and ring groove )
2. Check
Piston side wall
Wear, scratching and damage
Replace
3. Check
Cylinder wall
Wear or scuffing
Bore cylinder once more or
replace
Measure the cylinder bore in the two directions, one
parallels to the crankcase, one squares to the crankcase,
and then demand an average value.
Measuring steps
1. Measure the cylinder bore C with a bore gauge.
The position of D3,D4 (40mm distance from the top
of cylinder)
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Out of specification
Replace
Cylinder inside diameter standard:
54.024
54.056 mm
2. Measure the piston
Measure the piston skirt diameter with micrometer
calipers, and measure it at the distance of 5.0 mm
away from the bottom margin of the piston.
Piston outside diameter standard:
53.997
54.029 mm
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