PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, AND BEARINGS MAINTENANCE

TM 5-2410-237-23

PISTONS, CONNECTING RODS, AND BEARINGS MAINTENANCE

THIS WORK PACKAGE COVERS

Removal, Disassembly, Cleaning and Inspection, Assembly, Installation

INITIAL SETUP

Materials/Parts

Tools and Special Tools

Cleaning compound, solvent (Item 4, WP 0249 00)

Tool kit, general mechanic's (Item 122, WP 0250

Gage, bearing clearance (Item 41, WP 0249 00)

Shop equipment, machine shop (Item 107, WP

Oil, lubricating (Item 23, 24, 25 or 26, WP 0249 00)

Rag, wiping (Item 29, WP 0249 00)

Shop equipment, field maintenance (Item 177, WP

Tag, marker (Item 37, WP 0249 00)

Tape, antiseizing (Item 38, WP 0249 00)

Compressor, piston ring (Item 144, WP 0250 00)

Equipment Condition

Expander, piston ring (Item 149, WP 0250 00)

Oil pan plate removed (WP 0034 00)

Press (Item 169, WP 0250 00)

Engine oil pump removed (WP 0035 00)

Reamer, cylinder ridge (Item 172, WP 0250 00)

Cylinder head assembly and spacer plate removed

Ring groove gauge group (Item 174, WP 0250 00)

REMOVAL

Use cylinder ridge reamer to clean all carbon from around the inner surface of the cylinder liners.

Turn crankshaft until two pistons are bottom dead center (BDC).

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