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DE440A
10. Remove the two cap screws from the connecting
rod cap and remove the cap. Account for one bear-
ing insert.
DE600
11. Rotate the crankshaft carefully until the second
connecting rod is at BDC; then using a large
wooden dowel or hammer handle, carefully push
against the first connecting rod until the pis-
ton/connecting rod assembly is free of the cylinder
bore.
NOTE: If the piston “hangs-up” at the top of the
cylinder, it may be necessary to cut the ridge with
an appropriate ridge reamer.
DE599A
DE394
12. Attach the connecting rod cap with bearing inserts
and loosely install the cap screws keeping the
assemblies together.
DE602
13. Remove the two cap screws from the second con-
necting rod cap and remove the cap. Account for
one bearing insert.
DE600
14. Carefully rotate the crankshaft 180°; then gently
push the piston/connecting rod assembly from the
cylinder bore.
CAUTION
The connecting rod and connecting rod cap are
matched components and cannot be interchanged or
replaced separately. If matched components are
interchanged or reversed, severe engine damage
WILL occur.
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