Cylinder Block: Fitting Piston Pins: Installation
- Check piston to bore clearance before assembling piston and pin to connecting rod. Ensure connecting rod and cap numbers are on right side, and arrow on top of piston faces front for right bank of cylinders. Rod and cap numbers are on left side, and arrow faces front for left bank. See Figure .
- Place piston pin through piston and connecting rod. Using guide bar and push rod, press pin through both piston and rod until pin is centered in piston. See Fig 1 . After pilot hub bottoms, DO NOT exceed 5000 lbs. (2275 kg) pressure with press. Make certain piston floats during pin installation operation.