SECTION 4. DISASSEMBLY AND SERVICE
b.PISTON/ PISTON RING
1) Install all rings with the markings facing upward.
2) Be sure that the top (chrome plated) and second rings are not interchanged.
3) Check that the rings rotate smoothly after installation.
4) Set the piston ring end gaps 120 degrees apart, and do not align the gaps with the
piston pin bore.
ROD
Install the
with the long end toward the
triangle marked side of the
REASSEMBLY:
Install by setting one end of the clip in
the piston groove, holding the other
end with long-nosed pliers
, and
rotating the clip in the groove. Do not
align the end gap of the clip with the
cut-out in the piston pin bore.
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