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Piston and Piston Pin Installation Procedure

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    Fig 1: View Of Piston Pin
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    IMPORTANT:
    • The arrow located on top of the piston must point toward the front of the engine.
    • The connecting rod is non-directional and may be assembled/reassembled to the piston in either direction.
  1. Lubricate the piston pin bores in the piston and the connecting rod with GM prelube lubricant GM P/N 1052367 (Canadian P/N 992869) or equivalent.
  2. Assemble the piston and piston pin to the connecting rod. Properly orient the piston when reusing a marked connecting rod.
  3. Align the piston pin bore with the connecting rod pin bore.
  4. Slide the piston pin into the piston ad the connecting rod.
    5. Fig 2: View Of Piston Pin Retainer
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    IMPORTANT: New piston pin retainers must be used. Never reuse the piston pin retainers.
  5. Install NEW piston pin retainers using the EN-46745  . See Special Tools . Align the EN-46745  to the notch (1) in the piston. See Special Tools .
  6. Ensure that the piston pin retainers are fully seated in their grooves.
  7. Repeat these procedures for the remaining pistons.
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