Service manual

5-31
POWR
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PISTONS
2. Measure:
● End gap
(with a thickness gauge 1)
Out of specification → Replace the
piston rings as a set.
NOTE:
Push the piston ring into the cylinder with
the piston crown.
End gap:
0.45 ~ 0.60 mm (0.018 ~ 0.024 in)
Piston pin and bearing inspection
1. Inspect:
● Piston pins
● Bearings
Signs of heat discoloration → Replace.
2. Measure:
● Piston pin outside diameter
(with a micrometer 1)
Out of specification → Replace.
Piston pin outside diameter:
Standard
21.995 ~ 22.000 mm
(0.8659 ~ 0.8661 in)
Limit
21.990 mm (0.8657 in)
3. Check:
● Piston-pin-to-piston free play
(with the piston pin in the piston as
shown)
Free play → Replace the piston pin,
piston or both.