8. CYLINDER/PISTON
8-4
Mongoose/KXR 250
CYLINDER/PISTON
REMOVAL
Remove the cylinder head. (Refer to the
chapter 7)
Remove the two dowel pins, cylinder head
gasket and cam chain guide.
Unscrew the clamp and disconnect the
water hose.
Remove the cylinder
Remove the cylinder gasket and dowel pins.
Clean any gasket material from the cylinder
surface.
Remove the piston pin clip.
Press the piston pin out of the piston and
remove the piston.
Dowel Pins
Gaske
Piston
Clip
Piston Pin
Screw
Water Hose
Be careful not to drop foreign matters
into the crankcase.
*
Place a clean shop towel in the crankcase
to keep the piston pin clip from falling
into the crankcase.
*
Towel