Yamaha XVS250 2001 - Checking the Piston Rings

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CYLINDERS AND PISTONS
ENG
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
EB404410
CHECKING THE PISTON RINGS
1. Measure:
 piston ring side clearance
Out of specification  Replace the piston
and piston rings as a set.
Before measuring the piston ring side clear-
ance, eliminate any carbon deposits from the
piston ring grooves and piston rings.
Piston ring side clearance
Top ring
0.02  0.06 mm
<Limit>: 0.12 mm
2nd ring
0.02  0.06 mm
<Limit>: 0.12 mm
2. Install:
 piston ring
(into the cylinder)
Using the piston crown pash the ring into the cyl-
inder so that the ring will be at a right angle to the
cylinder bore.
a
20 mm from the top of the cylinder
3. Measure:
 piston ring end gap
Out of specification  Replace the piston ring.
The oil ring expander spacer’s end gap cannot
be measured. If the oil ring rail’s gap is exces-
sive, replace all three piston rings.
Piston ring end gap
Top ring
0.15  0.30 mm
<Limit>: 0.4 mm
2nd ring
0.15 0.30 mm
<Limit>: 0.4 mm
Oil ring
0.3  0.9 mm