CYLINDER BLOCK > REASSEMBLY |
| 1. INSTALL NO. 1 OIL NOZZLE SUB-ASSEMBLY |
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Using a 5 mm socket hexagon wrench, install the oil nozzles with the bolts.
| 2. INSTALL PISTON |
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Gradually heat a new connecting rod to 80°C (176°F) or more.
Coat a new piston pin and pin holes in a new piston with engine oil.
Align the front marks of the piston and connecting rod.
| *a | Front Mark |
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Using SST, press in the piston pin.
| *1 | Piston Pin |
| *2 | Connecting Rod |
| *3 | Piston |
| *a | Front Mark |
Check the fitting condition between the piston and piston pin by trying to move the piston back and forth on the piston pin.
| 3. INSTALL PISTON RING SET |
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Install the oil ring expander and oil ring by hand.
| *1 | Oil Ring |
| *2 | Oil Ring Expander |
| *3 | Coil Joint |
| *a | Oil Ring Ends |
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Using a piston ring expander, install the No. 1 ring and No. 2 ring as shown in the illustration.
| *1 | No. 1 Ring |
| *2 | No. 2 Ring |
| *a | Upward |
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Position the piston rings so that the ring ends are as shown in the illustration.
| *1 | Oil Ring |
| *2 | No. 2 Ring |
| *3 | No. 1 Ring |
| *4 | Oil Ring Expander |
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| 4. INSTALL CRANKSHAFT BEARING |
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Install the upper bearing.
| *a | Correct |
| *b | Incorrect |
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Install the lower bearing.
Install the lower bearing onto the bearing cap.
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Using a vernier caliper, measure the distance between the bearing cap edge and the lower bearing edge.
| 5. INSTALL UPPER CRANKSHAFT THRUST WASHER |
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Install the 2 thrust washers under the No. 3 journal of the cylinder block with the oil grooves facing outward.
| *a | Oil Grooves |
Apply engine oil to the crankshaft thrust washers.
| 6. INSTALL CRANKSHAFT |
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Apply engine oil to the upper bearings and install the crankshaft on the cylinder block.
| *a | Number Mark |
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Apply engine oil to the lower bearings.
Examine the number marks and install the bearing caps on the cylinder block.
Apply a light coat of engine oil to the threads and under the bearing cap bolts.
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Temporarily install the 10 main bearing cap bolts.
Step 1
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Install and uniformly tighten the 10 main bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Step 2
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Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
Further tighten the bearing cap bolts an additional 90° in the numerical order shown in the previous illustration.
| *a | Paint Mark |
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Check that the paint mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.
Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.
Check the crankshaft thrust clearance (Click here).
| 7. INSTALL CONNECTING ROD BEARING |
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Install the connecting rod bearing to the connecting rod and bearing cap.
Using a vernier caliper, measure the distance between the connecting rod edge and connecting rod bearing edge.
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Using a vernier caliper, measure the distance between the bearing cap edge and connecting rod bearing edge.
| 8. INSTALL PISTON SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH CONNECTING ROD |
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Apply engine oil to the cylinder walls, the pistons, and the surfaces of the connecting rod bearings.
Position the piston rings so that the ring ends are as shown in the illustration.
| *1 | Oil Ring |
| *2 | No. 2 Ring |
| *3 | No. 1 Ring |
| *4 | Oil Ring Expander |
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Using a piston ring compressor, push the correctly numbered piston and connecting rod assembly into the cylinder with the front mark of the piston facing forward.
| *a | Front Mark |
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Check that the front mark of the connecting rod cap is facing in the correct direction.
| *a | Front Mark |
Apply a light coat of engine oil to the threads and under the heads of the connecting rod cap bolts.
Install the connecting rod cap bolts.
Step 1
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Using SST, install and alternately tighten the bolts of the connecting rod cap in several steps.
Step 2
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Mark the front of the connecting rod cap bolts with paint.
Further tighten the cap bolts an additional 90° as shown in the illustration.
| *a | Paint Mark |
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Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.
Check the connecting rod thrust clearance (Click here).