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Piston Rings, Replace > < Piston with Con-rod, Remove and Install

 

Piston, Replace  

Object Number: 616191  Size: DEFAULT  Remove, Disconnect   

Remove piston - see operation "Piston with Con-rod, Remove and Install".  

Piston pin retaining ring using screwdriver, piston pin with brass rod and light hammer blows.  

Object Number: 616196  Size: DEFAULT  Inspect   

Check piston pin for wear and other faults. Permissible piston pin outer diameter: 26.995 - 27.000 mm.  

Object Number: 2393091  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Object Number: 616197  Size: DEFAULT  Measure   

Measure interior diameter of the con-rod piston pin bushing. Permissible clearance between piston pin and piston pin bushing:  

New  

0.008 to 0.020 mm.  

Run-in  

max. 0.050 mm.  

 

Measure inner diameter of piston pin bore in piston. Permissible clearance between piston pin and piston bore: 0.002 to 0.012 mm  

Object Number: 616196  Size: DEFAULT  Inspect   

Coat piston bore with engine oil and check whether piston pin can be pushed into piston bore by hand and without jamming.  

Object Number: 2393058  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Object Number: 616197  Size: DEFAULT  Measure   

Measure outer diameter of piston perpendicularly to piston pin bore, approx. 60 mm/2.4 in. below piston head. Permissible outside diameter: 78.975 to 79.004 mm.  

Measure cylinder bore with inside micrometer at the  

levels  

1 = 12 mm  

 

2 = 55 mm  

 

3 = 95 mm  

in each case axially and radially to the crankshaft. Permissible cylinder bore diameter:  

 

Identification  

Cylinder bore in mm  

A  

79.000 to 79.009  

B  

79.010 to 79.019  

C  

79.020 to 79.029  

 

Notice: 

If the range of tolerance is exceeded, all cylinders must be rebored.  

Object Number: 2393059  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Object Number: 616192  Size: DEFAULT  Install, Connect   

Insert con-rod in piston. Front marks on con-rod and piston (arrows) must point towards timing gear side of engine. Lubricate piston pin, piston pin bore and con- rod bore thoroughly and press in piston pin by hand.  

Insert new piston pin snap rings on both sides.  

Object Number: 616201  Size: DEFAULT  Important!   

The weight difference between the four con-rods fitted with pistons and piston rings must not exceed 4 g.  

Object Number: 2393060  Size: DEFAULT

 

 


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Piston Rings, Replace > < Piston with Con-rod, Remove and Install