Figure 11B-117. Tightening
Connecting Rod to Piston Pin Bolts
NOTE
Due to the size of the counterbore
Figure 11B-116. Installing Piston
in the piston skirt, be careful with
Pin
installing the piston pin retainers
and inspect them to be sure they
4. Lubricate the piston pin with clean
are not buckled and that are fully
engine oil and install it as shown
The
seated in the counterbore.
F i g u r e 11B-116 on page 11B-74.
width of the land should be even
around the retainer.
NOTE
Line up the piston pin opening in
10. On important function of the piston
the piston skirt with the bearing
pin retainer is to prevent the oil, which
(bushing) opening in the piston
cools the underside of the piston and lu-
crown to prevent damage to the
bricates the piston pin bushing, from
pin or bushing.
reaching the cylinder walls. Check each
retainer for proper sealing with leak de-
5.
Install
the
spacers
on
the
two
7/16"-20
x
2"
connecting
rod
to
piston
pin attaching bolts.
6. Apply a small amount of International
Compound No. 2 , o r e q u i v a l e n t , t o t h e
bolt threads and bolt head contact sur-
faces.
7. install and tighten the bolts finger
t i g h t . Then clamp the connecting rod in
a vise and tighten the bolts to 55-60
lb-ft
(75-81
Nm)
(see
Figure 11B-117). Do not exceed this
8. Place a new piston pin retainer in po-
Then place the crowned end of
sition.
installer J 23762 against the retainer and
strike the tool just hard enough to de-
flect the retainer and seat it evenly in
the piston (see Figure 11B-118).
9. Install the second piston pin retainer
i n the same manner.
F i g u r e 1 1 B - 1 1 8 . I n s t a l l P i s t o n Pin
Retainer
11B-74
