Begin by installing the piston rings on the piston and make sure the motion of the gaps of the top and second compression rings is opposite the oil ring rail gap. Before fitting the ring compressor, make sure that the ends of the oil ring expander are s items as neart together and the gaps in the rail are correctly set when looking down at the top of the piston. Choose friction-fit engine oil, dismantle the piston and rings, oil the piston head and its rings and plow the piston into the ring compressor from the back end of the engine. Adjust the
Crankshaft with the connecting rod journal in the middle of the bore and then apply clean engine oil. Indications for
Rod Bearing sizes are found on the nose of the crankshaft, so the correct size should be chosen. Attach the connecting rod upper bearing half inside the connecting rod and then place the ring compressor. Guide the connecting rod onto the connecting rod journal as you drive the piston into the cylinder bore with a hammer handle. It is important not to use the connecting rod cap bolts again and each of the new bolts should be greased with clean engine oil on the threads. Insert the lower half of the rod bearing into the connecting rod cap, slip the cap onto the big end and tighten each of the bolts finger tight before rotating each bolt in an alternating direction. First tighten the connecting rod bolts to 20 Nm, then turn them an additional 90 degrees to complete the process. Look at the space between the connecting rod and the case by using a feeler gauge. Set in the ladder frame, install the oil pump/balance shaft carrier assembly, insert the
Oil Pan and set the cylinder head next. Afterward, put in the engine lift chain, secure the transaxle assembly to the engine and place the engine into the cradle.