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Scania CV AB 1997 27
Program 96
2. Remove the bearing cap and bearing halves.
Protect the oilway in the crankshaft using
tape, for instance, wound with the adhesive
side out.
3. Drive out piston and connecting rod.
4. Place the connecting rod in a vice with soft
jaws. Remove the gudgeon pin retaining
rings.
5. Remove the piston rings using tool 587 309.
Be careful not to scratch the piston skirt with
the piston rings.
When cleaning graphited pistons in a machine,
the graphiting may disappear. This does not
matterwhentheyhavebeenusedforsome
time. However, new pistons should be washed
carefully using white spirit, for instance.
Note Always check the connecting rods
in cylinders which have seized,
been filled with water or in which
the valve has broken. Bent connect-
ing rods must not be straightened.
6. Push out the gudgeon pin using drift 87 362.