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>> C << Piston Ring No. 2/Piston Ring No. 1 Installation

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Use a piston ring expander to assemble piston rings with their identification marks facing upward. Piston rings can be assembled by hand without using the piston ring expander.

Fig 1: Installing Piston Rings Using Piston Ring Expander
G05374353Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.

Identification mark 

No. 1 ring: 1R 

No. 2 ring: 2R 

Fig 2: Identifying Piston Ring Identification Mark
G05392638Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.