TM 5-3810-300-24-&P-3
Cylinder Liner 1.6.3
in the connecting rod cap, with the tang on the bearing
Install Cylinder Liner, Piston and Connecting Rod
shell in the notch in the connecting rod bearing cap.
Assembly
Lubricate the bearing shell with clean engine oil.
After the piston and connecting rod assembly have been
7. Install the bearing cap and the bearing shell on the
installed in the cylinder liner, install the entire assembly in
connecting rod with the identification numbers on the cap
the engine as follows:
and the rod adjacent to each other.
Tighten the
connecting rod bolt nuts to 60-70 lb-ft torque (lubrite nut)
1. If any of the pistons and liners are already in the
or 65-75 lb-ft torque (castellated nut).
engine, use hold-down clamps to retain the liners in
place when the crankshaft is rotated.
8. Check the connecting rod side clearance.
The
clearance must be .006 " to .012".
2. Rotate the crankshaft until the connecting rod journal
of the particular cylinder being worked on is at the bottom
9. Install the remaining liner, piston and rod assemblies
of its travel. Wipe the journal clean and lubricate it with
in the same manner. Use hold-down clamps to hold
clean engine oil.
each liner in place.
3. Install the upper bearing shell--the one with a short
10. After all of the liners and pistons have been installed,
oil groove at each parting line--in the connecting rod.
remove the hold-down clamps.
Lubricate the bearing shell with clean engine oil.
11. Install new compression gaskets and water and oil
4. Position the piston, rod and liner assembly in line
seals as outlined in Section 1.2. Then install the cylinder
with the block bore (Fig. 15) so the identification number
head and any other parts which were removed from the
on the rod is facing the blower side of the engine and the
engine.
matchmarks on the liner and the block are in alignment.
Guide the end of the connecting rod through the block
12. After the engine has been completely reassembled,
bore carefully to avoid damaging or dislodging the
refer to the Lubricating Oil Specifications in Section 13.3
bearing shell. Then slide the piston, rod and liner
and refill the crankcase to the proper level on the
assembly straight into the block bore until the liner flange
dipstick.
rests against the insert in the counterbore in the block.
13. Close all of the drains and fill the cooling system.
5. Push or pull the piston and connecting rod into the
liner until the upper bearing shell is firmly seated on the
14. If new parts such as pistons, rings, cylinder liners or
crankshaft journal.
bearings were installed, operate the engine on the run-in
schedule given in Section 13.2.1.
6. Place the lower bearing shell -- the one with the
continuous oil groove from one parting line to the other --
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