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Piston Dimensions & Clearances



Piston Ring Gap, Checking.

Fig. 1:









- Push ring squarely from above down to approximately 15 mm from bottom end of cylinder. To push down, use a piston without rings.

Ring To Groove Clearance, Checking

Fig. 2:









- Clean groove before checking.

Piston, Checking

Fig. 3:





- Measure pistons approx. 6 mm from the lower edge of the skirt1 at 90° to the piston pin axis.

Deviation from nominal dimension: Max. 0.04 mm

Piston And Cylinder Dimensions