Piston Ring(s) - Removal

REMOVAL

1. Remove piston and connecting rod.
2. Remove No. 1 and No.2 piston rings from piston using a ring expander tool (Figure 2).
3. Remove upper oil ring side rail (Figure 1).
4. Remove lower oil ring side rail (Figure 1).
5. Remove oil ring expander (Figure 1).





Figure 1 Oil Ring Side Rail - Typical


1 - SIDE RAIL END






Figure 2 Piston Ring Installation