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Full-Floating Piston Pin

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    Fig 1: View Of Piston & Connecting Rod Components
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  1. Remove the connecting rod bearings (3) from the rod (2) and cap (4).
    2. Fig 2: Removing/Installing Piston Rings
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  2. Using piston ring pliers, remove the piston rings from the piston.
    3. Fig 3: View Of Piston Pin Retaining Clip & Cutout Area Of Pin Bore
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  3. Rotate the piston pin retaining clips until the ring end gap is positioned in the cutout area (1) of the pin bore.
    4. Fig 4: Removing Clips Starting In Cutout Area
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  4. Remove the clips starting in the cutout area of the pin bore.
    5. Fig 5: View Of Piston Pin, Piston, Clips & Connecting Rod
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  5. Remove the pin from the piston and connecting rod.
  6. The piston and pin are a matched set and are not to be serviced separately.

    Mark, sort, or organize the piston and the matching piston pin.

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