SAFARI

486 PL ENGINE

Install clutch on flywheel & tighten the bolts

uniformly.

Insert connecting rod in piston.

Insert piston pin. Fit piston pin spring clip. Fig. 143

Apply oil on piston, rings, cylinder bore and bearing

shells.

Turn crank shaft and bring crank pin journal to top

most position into which connecting rod with piston

is to be fitted.

Insert connecting rod with piston upto piston rings

in the cylinder bore with arrow or piston crown

pointing towards front. Fig. 144

Clamp piston ring compressor & push pistons

gradually inside cylinder bore. Fig. 145

Slowly rotate crank shaft. Simultaneously pushing

piston till crank pin journal reaches BDC position.

Install connecting rod bearing cap with bearing shell

on connecting and ensuring that bearing shell lugs

are on same side.

Tighten connecting rod bearing cap mounting nuts

to specified torque. Fig. 146

Assemble other connecting rods with piston in same

manner.

Fig. 146

Fig. 145

Fig. 144

Fig. 143