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CYLINDER BLOCK - Inspection (Cont'd)

EM-191prose procedure

Inspection (Cont'd)

CYLINDER BORING

Cylinder Boring

  1. 1
    Determine piston oversize according to amount of cylinder wear. Oversize pistons are available for service. Refer to S.D.S.
  2. 2
    The size to which cylinders must be honed is determined by adding piston-to-cylinder clearance to the piston skirt diameter "A".
    Dimension "a": 10.6 mm (0.417 in)
    Rebored size calculation: D = A + B - C = A + [0.003 to 0.023 mm (0.0001 to 0.0009 in)] where, D: Bored diameter, A: Skirt diameter as measured, B: Piston-to-wall clearance, C: Honing allowance 0.02 mm (0.0008 in)
    Top: piston with skirt dimension "A" and dimension "a" marked, illustrating measuring point for piston skirt diameter. Bottom: a hand measuring piston skirt diameter with a micrometer.
    SEM181B
  3. 3
    Install main bearing caps in place, and tighten to the specified torque to prevent distortion of the cylinder bores in final assembly.
  4. 4
    Cut cylinder bores.
    Do not cut too much out of the cylinder bore at a time. Cut only 0.05 mm (0.0020 in) or so in diameter at a time.
  5. 5
    Hone the cylinders to the required size referring to S.D.S.
  6. 6
    Measure the finished cylinder bore for out-of-round and taper.
    Do not cut too much out of the cylinder bore at a time. Cut only 0.05 mm (0.0020 in) or so in diameter at a time.
    Bore the cylinders in the order of 2-4-1-3 to prevent heat strain due to cutting.

PISTON TO CYLINDER WALL CLEARANCE

Using micrometer

Piston to Cylinder Wall Clearance

  1. 1
    Measure piston skirt diameter "A" and cylinder bore diameter.
    Piston diameter "A": Refer to S.D.S.
    A hand measuring piston skirt diameter "A" with a micrometer.
    SEM126
  2. 2
    Check that piston clearance is within the specification.
Piston clearance(0.0009 - 0.0017 in)
0.023 - 0.043mm

See also

S.D.S.

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