Installing Pistons - Cylinder Bank 1-3
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- Assemble the crankcase.
- Secure the vibration damper to the crankshaft flange with two screws (M8 x 1 x 25).
- Turn con-rod journal for cylinder 3 to installation position.
- 3.1. To do this, use turning device 9773 to turn the crankshaft to the bottom dead center position U 3/6 at the vibration damper. → Position U 3/6
- Pull off the boot on the connecting rod -1-
, set it in a vertical position and secure in place with a centering mandrel 9782
(side with diameter of 23 mm) -2-
.
View of centering mandrel 9782 in crankcase → Centering the connecting rod using tool 9782
- Install pistons for cylinders 1-3.
- 5.1. For re-installation, fit the relevant piston into the related cylinder bore according to the inscription -1 to 3- .
- 5.2. Check installation position of pistons. The cone-shaped neck and data matrix code on the piston -1- must be facing the intake side, while the matching number -2- and data matrix code on the connecting rod must be facing the exhaust side.
- 5.3. Align piston rings. Offset the ring gaps by 120°. Check the twist lock -arrow- at the second ring groove.
- 5.4. Coat piston and tool funnel 9784/2 (diameter: 102 mm) with new engine oil.
- 5.5. Insert the piston -1- as far as required into the assembly sleeve -2- until the lower edge of the piston is flush with the surface of the sleeve.
- 5.6. Guide the piston -1- into the cylinder bore and carefully position the funnel -2- on the crankcase.
- 5.7. Press the piston into the cylinder bore immediately and hold the assembly funnel -1- firmly while doing this. The handle of a hammer -2- or similar tool can be used to do this.
- 5.8. Remove assembly funnel.
- 5.9. Piston assembly aid 9787/1 must now be screwed to the handle of the assembly aid 9598 .
- 5.10. Use assembly aid 9787/1 -1- to press the piston into the cylinder bore as far as the contact surface of the centering mandrel 9782 -2- .
- 5.11. Pull out the centering mandrel and press the piston down at the same time until the assembly aid is positioned correctly.
- Fix piston and connecting rod in place using a centering mandrel 9782 (side with diameter of 23 mm).
- Fit the piston pin.
- 7.1. Coat the piston pin (diameter: 23 mm) with new engine oil and slide it onto the disassembly tool 9777 (use 56-mm insert)
- 7.2. Secure the tool at the front hexagon -1- and turn it anti-clockwise as far as it will go at the rear hexagon -2- .
- 7.3. Slide the piston pin -1- into the piston/connecting rod eye. Use the tool -2- to guide the pin past the edge of the cylinder to the piston -arrow- .
- 7.4. Tap the tool lightly with the ball of your hand, if necessary, while holding the tool firmly in place -1- . Insert pin as far as it will go.
- 7.5. Turn the tool at the rear hexagon -2- in clockwise direction until it pulls easily out of the piston pin without resistance.
Information
- Always replace piston-pin circlips following removal.
- Insert new piston-pin circlip into assembly tool 9776/1
.
- 8.1. The large hook -1- on the circlip will have to be at 9 o'clock position later (when engine is vertical).
- 8.2. Turn the groove for the small hook on the tool -1- towards the observer.
- 8.3. Slide a new circlip -2- into the assembly tool and press the edges together.
- 8.4. Position the small hook towards the groove -arrow-
. Turn the circlip slightly if necessary.
Lift up the circlip again and turn it if necessary.
- 8.5. Pull back and hold push bar in tool. Place the pipe -1- on a hard surface. Slowly guide the push bar down and press the circlip into installation position. You should hear a distinct click.
- Fit the piston-pin circlip on the piston.
- 9.1. Assembly tool 9776/1 -1-
must now be guided into the assembly bore.
View of circlip in tool:
- 9.2. Position the tool with the small hook -arrow- at about 11 o'clock position and place it in the assembly groove on the piston.
- 9.3. Carefully turn the tube of the tool to the left and right while pressing slightly against the piston at the same time. You should feel a certain amount of resistance in the half-moon-shaped bore on the piston at both sides.
- 9.4. Press the tube of the tool against the piston and hold it firmly in place. Then, tap the push bar slightly towards the piston with the ball of your hand. The circlip will lock with a clearly audible click.
- 9.5. Assembly tool 9776/1 must now be removed.
- 9.6. Check that the piston-pin circlip is seated correctly over cylinder bore 2 using a mirror -1- and a torch. The correct assembly position is clearly visible -2- .
- 9.1. Assembly tool 9776/1 -1-
must now be guided into the assembly bore.
- Turn con-rod journal for cylinder 2 to installation position.
- Turn con-rod journal for cylinder 1 to installation position.
- 11.1. To do this, use turning device 9773 to turn the crankshaft to the bottom dead center position U 1/4 at the vibration damper.
- 11.2. Repeat steps 3-- 9 for cylinder 1.
- 11.3. The position of the circlip can be checked on cylinder 1 through the assembly bore. The large hook -1- must be at 9 o'clock position when the engine is vertical.
- Fit screw plug (M30 x 1.5) -1-
for fitting piston pin with a new sealing ring.
- 12.1. → Tightening torque: 80 Nm (59 ftlb.)
- Complete the engine.