Removing Guide And TENSIONING Rails
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- Remove slides -1-
on both cylinder banks.
- 1.1 Carefully insert a suitable tool between the slide -1-
and holder -2-
.
- 1.2 Carefully lift the locking lug -3-
of the slide -1-
out of the recess -4-
in the holder -2-
.
- 1.3 Pull off the slide -1-
by pulling it forward away from the cylinder head.
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Removing slides
- Remove tensioning rail for right cylinder bank -1-
.
- 2.1 Unscrew bearing pin on tensioning rail for right cylinder bank -2-
.
- 2.2 Remove tensioning rail for right cylinder bank -1-
.
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Tensioning rail for right cylinder bank
- Remove guide rail for right cylinder bank -1-
.
- 3.1 Unscrew bearing pin on guide rail for right cylinder bank -2-
.
- 3.2 Remove guide rail for right cylinder bank -1-
.
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Guide rail for right cylinder bank
- Remove guide rail for left cylinder bank -1-
.
- 4.1 Unscrew screws on guide rail for left cylinder bank -2-
.
- 4.2 Remove guide rail for left cylinder bank -1-
.
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Guide rail for left cylinder bank
- Remove tensioning rail for left cylinder bank -1-
.
- 5.1 Unscrew bearing pin on tensioning rail for left cylinder bank -2-
.
- 5.2 Remove tensioning rail for left cylinder bank -1-
.
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Tensioning rail for left cylinder bank