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GTS 200
Pistons, Rings, and Rods
5. Pull connecting rod against crankpin and install rod cap
with match marks aligned, Fig. 129.
1
Fig. 129 – Rod and Cap Alignment
1.
Match marks
6. Cap should snap on when assembled correctly. Install rod
screws.
7. Torque connecting rods screws, using Briggs & Stratton
Tool #19197 or 19393, Torque Wrench to specifications
listed in Table No. 5, page 52.
Note: Failure to use a torque wrench can result in loose rods
causing breakage, or deformed over tightened rods causing
scoring.
8. Rotate crankshaft two (2) revolutions to make sure
crankpin and rod are not binding during rotation.
9. Move connecting rod sideways to be sure rod slides from
side to side.
Specification Tables
Table No. 1
Piston Ring Groove Rejects
Compression Rings
Oil Control Ring
.007”
(18mm)
.007”
(18mm)
Table No. 2
Piston Ring End Gap Reject
Top
Comp.
Ring
Center
Comp.
Ring
Oil
Control
Ring
.020”
(.51mm)
.030”
(.76mm)
.035”
(.89mm)
Table No. 3
Connecting Rod Rejects
Crankpin
Bearing
Piston Pin
Bearing
1.102”
(27.98mm)
.627”
(15.93mm)
Table No. 4 – Piston Pin &
Piston Pin Bore Rejects
Piston Pin
Piston Pin
Bore
.624”
(15.85mm)
.627”
(15.93mm)
Table No. 5
Connecting Rod Screw Torque
Torque
In. Lbs.
(N
M
)
100
(11.3)