Stihl TS 400 - Installation

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• Lever the hookless snap rings out of
the annular grooves with a drawing
pin or similar implement.
• Check and replace piston rings,
see chapter 5.7.
• Insert the assembly pin through
the piston bore and conrod eye
(needle cage) with the stub first
and align the piston.
• Heat piston to approx. 60 °C on a
hotplate and slide onto conrod. The
mark (1) on the piston base must
point away from the manifold (2).
• Remove cylinder gasket.
• Press piston pin (1) out of the
piston with assembly pin (2).
Note: If the piston pin is stuck, it can
be released by lightly knocking
against the assembly pin with a
hammer. The pin must be steadied
in order not to transmit the knocks to
the conrod.
- Remove piston from conrod and
draw needle cage out of the
conrod eye.
• Thoroughly clean sealing face
(1).
• Coat needle cage (2) with oil and
insert in conrod eye.
- Remove decompression valve
as described in chapter 5.8.
- Check cylinder and replace if
necessary.
Note: The corresponding piston must
also be fitted when installing a new
cylinder. New cylinders are therefore
only available with piston.
5.6.2 Installation