Motobecane 40 - Page 24

REASSEMBLING
THE ENGINE
CONT,
D ,
Lock
the
two
upper
mounting screws.
Fit
the
lower
engine
mounting
brackets
and the dual
lug securing the
belt
cover
(variator
engines).
Fit
and
lock
the
crankcase mounting
nuts
(nuts
on
flywheel
magneto
side)
with
a
10mm wrench.
Place
a
spacer
between
the
lower engine mounting brackets
to hold the
engine firmly
in
the vice
(fig.
5).
Rotate
the
crankshaft. If it does
not retate freely, slightly
tap on
the
crankcase shell
(clutch
side
and variator
side) with
an aluminum
mallet
to
position
the bearing.
REASSEMBLING
THE PISTON:
Smear
the needle
cage with
oil and
insert it in
con-rod
small end.
Position
the
p'iston
over
the
con-rod
in such
a way that
the ring
groove
pegs
face
the exhaust
port.
Insert
the dummy
wrist
pin
which
comes with
Tool
No. 100008
to
allign
the assembly
(rig.
6).
'F'i
g.
6
F,i
g.
5
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