REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION







Removal steps

>>G<<
1.
Connecting rod cap nut
<<A>>
>>F<<
2.
Connecting rod cap

>>D<<
3.
Connecting rod bearing
<<B>>
>>E<<
4.
Piston and connecting rod assembly

>>D<<
5.
Connecting rod bearing

>>C<<
6.
Piston ring No. 1

>>C<<
7.
Piston ring No. 2

>>B<<
8.
Oil ring
<<C>>
>>A<<
9.
Piston pin


10.
Piston


11.
Connecting rod


12.
Connecting rod cap bolt

REMOVAL SERVICE POINTS



<<A>> CONNECTING ROD CAP REMOVAL



Mark the cylinder number on the side of the connecting rod big end as a guide for reassembly.

<<B>> PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY REMOVAL



1.Not to damage the crank pin, attach a special tool Bolt guide (MB992010), to the connecting rod bolt.
2.Remove the piston and connecting rod assembly from the cylinder block.

<<C>> PISTON PIN REMOVAL



The special tool, Piston pin setting tool (MD998780), consists of the elements shown in the drawing.

1.Insert the tool element, Push rod, into the piston from the front mark side (notched side), then attach the tool element, Guide C, to the push rod.
2.Place the piston and connecting rod assembly on the tool element, Base, with the front mark facing up.
3.Use a press to remove the piston pin.
note Keep the disassembled pistons, piston pins and connecting rods cylinder by cylinder.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS



>>A<< PISTON PIN INSTALLATION



1.When replacing a piston, check the cylinder bore size mark stamped at the indicated location on the cylinder block and select an appropriate replacement piston using the following table.
Cylinder bore size mark
Piston size mark
I
A
II
No mark
III
C
note The piston size mark is located on the piston top surface.
2.Insert the tool element, Push rod, into the piston pin and attach the tool element, Guide A (21.9 mm) to the push rod end.
3.Assemble the connecting rod with the piston with their front marks facing in the same direction.
4.Apply engine oil to the outside surface of the piston pin.
5.Insert the assembly of piston pin, Push rod and Guide A (put together in step 2.) into the piston pin holes from the front marked side of the piston.

6.Screw the guide B into the guide A until the gap Insert guide B into guide A with having 3 mm of the clearance "L" between guide A and B.

7.Place the piston and connecting rod assembly onto the tool element, Piston setting base, with the front marks facing up.
8.Install the piston pin using a press. If the required press force is less than the standard value, replace the piston and piston pin assembly or the connecting rod, or both.
Standard value: 7,350 - 17,100 N

>>B<< OIL RING INSTALLATION



1.Fit the oil ring spacer into the piston ring groove.

caution Use of ring expander to expand the side rail end gap can break the side rail, unlike the other piston rings.
2.Install the upper side rail, then the lower side rail.
To install each side rail, first fit one end of the rail into the piston groove, then press the remaining portion progressively into position by finger as shown in the drawing.
3.Make sure that the installed side rails move smoothly in either direction.

>>C<< PISTON RING NO. 2 / PISTON RING NO. 1 INSTALLATION




Using a piston ring expander, install the piston rings with their identification marks facing up (toward the piston head).
Identification marks
    No.1 ring: 1R
    No.2 ring: 2R

>>D<< CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS INSTALLATION



1.When replacing the connecting rod bearing, select a bearing of the size appropriate for the crankshaft pin diameter in accordance with the crankshaft pin and connecting rod bearing matching table shown below.
2.Crankshaft pin diameter marks are stamped in the indicated locations.

3.Connecting rod bearing identification mark/colour is stamped/painted in the indicated location on each bearing.
Crankshaft pin
Connecting rod bearing
Identification mark
Diameter mm
Identification mark or colour
I
44.995 - 45.000
1 or Yellow
II
44.985 - 44.995
2 or None
III
44.980 - 44.985
3 or Blue
4.<Bearing selection example>
If the crankshaft pin diameter mark is "I" select a bearing marked "I" or "Yellow."
If the crankshaft pin diameter mark is illegible, measure the pin diameter and select a bearing with the mark corresponding to the measurement.
5.Install the upper and lower halves of the selected bearing on the connecting rod big end and cap, respectively.

>>E<< PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION


1.Apply engine oil generously to the piston’s outside surface, piston rings, and oil ring.

2.Align the end gaps of the piston rings and oil ring (side rail and spacer) as shown in the drawing.
3.Insert the piston and connecting rod assembly from the top of cylinder with the front mark notch on the head toward the camshaft sprocket.

4.Not to damage the crank pin, attach a special tool Bolt guide (MB992010), to the connecting rod bolt.

5.Use a piston ring band to hold the piston rings compressed when inserting the piston and connecting rod assembly into the cylinder. Do not strike the assembly with a large force. Doing so could break the piston rings and crank pin.

>>F<< CONNECTING ROD CAP INSTALLATION



1.Install the bearing cap on the connecting rod while aligning the marks made during disassembly. If the connecting rod is new and has no alignment mark, assemble it with the cap such that both bearing locating notches are on the same side as shown in the drawing.

2.Make sure that the thrust clearance of the connecting rod big end is proper.
Standard value: 0.10 - 0.25 mm
Limit: 0.4 mm

>>G<< CONNECTING ROD CAP NUT INSTALLATION


1.The connecting rod cap bolts and nuts are tightened using the torque-to-yield method. For this reason, each bolt to be reused must be checked for elongation before installation. Whether or not the bolt has been elongated can be determined by running a nut with fingers through all the threads of the bolt. If the nut does not turn smoothly over all the threads, the bolt has been elongated and must be replaced.
2.Apply engine oil to the threads and bearing surface of each nut before installation.
3.Finger-tighten the nuts on the bolts, then tighten the nuts alternately and repeatedly to install the cap properly.
4.Tighten the nuts to a torque of 20 ± 2 N·m.

5.Make a paint mark on the head of each nut.
6.
caution
  • When the tightening angle is smaller than the specified tightening angle, the appropriate tightening capacity cannot be secured.
  • When the tightening angle is larger than the specified tightening angle, remove the bolt to start from the beginning again according to the procedure.
Make a paint mark on the bolt at a point 90° to 94° away in the tightening direction from the paint mark made on the nut.
7.Turn the nut 90° to 94° to bring the mark on the nut into alignment with that on the bolt.