Suzuki LT-Z400 - Piston and Cylinder

3-58 ENGINE
PISTON AND CYLINDER
• Apply molybdenum oil solution onto the piston pin and small
end of the conrod.
NOTE:
Install the piston with the punch mark
1 on the piston head fac-
ing toward the exhaust side.
• Place a clean rag over the cylinder base to prevent the piston
pin circlip from dropping into the crankcase, and then fit the
piston pin circlip with long-nose pliers.
"
• Apply engine oil to the sliding surface of the piston and big
end of the conrod.
• Install the dowel pins
2 and new gasket 3 onto the crank-
case.
"
• Hold each piston ring with the piston ring sections positioned
correctly and put it into the cylinder. Make sure that the piston
rings are caught by the cylinder skirt.
NOTE:
* When mounting the cylinder, after attaching the camshaft drive
chain, keep the camshaft drive chain taut. The camshaft drive
chain must not be caught between the cam drive chain
sprocket and crankcase when the crankshaft is rotated.
Use a new piston pin circlip to prevent circlip failure
with a bent one.
Use a new gasket to prevent oil leakage.