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Disassembly






1. Cylinder head assembly.
2. Cylinder head gasket
3. Oil pan
4. Oil pipe and rubber ring
5. Oil strainer and rubber ring
6. Oil gallery
7. Piston and connecting rod assembly





NOTE: Before removing piston and connecting rod assembly, measure thrust clearance.

- Remove any ridge or carbon build up from the top end of the cylinder.





8. Piston ring
- Remove the piston rings with a piston ring expander. Arrange the removed piston rings in the cylinder number order.





9. Piston pin
- Remove the piston pin using a piston pin service set: J-24086-C, or equivalent and piston support with a press.

NOTE: Keep the parts removed from each cylinder separate. All parts must be reinstalled in their original positions. Heating the connecting rod will permit easy removal of the piston pin.

10. Piston
11. Connecting rod

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