POWR
5 G
P
CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
P
P
P
1
2
3
4
For example, if the connecting rod "P
crankshaft web "P
respectively, then the bearing size for "P
Bearing size of P
"P
" (connecting rod) –
1
"P
" (crankshaft web)
1
5 – 1 = 4 (green)
BEARING COLOR CODE
1
2
3
4
Connecting rod and piston installation
The following procedure applies to all of the
pistons and connecting rods.
1. Install:
• Oil ring
• 2nd ring
• Top ring
NOTE:
Be sure to install the piston rings so that the
manufacturer's marks or numbers face up.
2. Install:
• Piston 1
• Connecting rod 2
• Piston pin 3
• Piston pin clips 4
NOTE:
• Apply engine oil onto the piston pin.
• When installing the connecting rod to the pis-
ton, make sure that the "Y" mark a on the
connecting rod faces towards the left when
the exhaust valve recesses b on the piston
face upward. Refer to the illustration.
• Reinstall each piston into its original cylinder
(numbering order starting from the front: #1
to #4).
5-99
" and the
1
" numbers are "5" and "1"
1
:
1
brown
black
blue
green
E
" is:
1