OEM Dodge Journey Piston

Dodge Journey Piston Parts and Q&A

• Piston
  5191341AA
  Q: How to Remove and Replace a Piston and Its Connecting Rod on Dodge Journey?

  A:

  Before you can take out and install the piston and connecting rod, remove both the cylinder heads and the Oil Pan. Take care in removing the top ridge from the cylinder bores before removing the pistons, because you must cover their tops during this step. You need to take out the pistons and connecting rods from above the cylinder block, while rotating the Crankshaft so each connecting rod goes into the cylinder's center. Check the connecting rods and their caps to find the cylinder marks, then confirm them with paint or a scribe. Start by uncovering the connection rod cap and secure protectors to the rod, then carefully eject each piston assembly from the bore without touching the crank journals. After taking off the bearing, put the bearing cap onto the mating rod.
• Piston
  5191342AA
  Q: How to Install a Piston and Connecting Rod in an Engine on Dodge Journey?

  A:

  First, fit the piston rings, then review the bolts of the connecting rod bearing cap; if the bolts' threads are necked in any way, they will be replaced. One way to check for necking in bolts is to check along the thread lines with a straight edge or scale; if some threads don't touch the scale, the bolt is faulty and should be replaced. Be sure that one compression ring gap comes after the next so that none of them are in line with the oil ring rail gap. Let the piston head and rings into engine oil, slide the ring compressor on through the piston and affix with the special tool. Lay the bolts for connecting rod protectors onto the rod bolts, followed by turning the Crankshaft to set the connecting rod journal at the center of the cylinder. Put the rod and piston into the cylinder bore, with the rod going over the crankshaft journal. Guarantee the piston's arrow points toward the front of the engine and the oil hole in the connecting rod is on the opposite side of the cylinder bore. Slide the connecting rod on to the connecting rod journal as you gently tap the piston into the cylinder with a hammer handle. Install the rod caps after that, then insert and bolt the cleaned, checked connecting rod bolts, tightening them to 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.) plus 1/4 extra, until the line of the bolt's star point matches theactor miss point on the rod cap. The Oil Pan and cylinder head(s) should be your final steps.