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Cylinder Block - Inspection (Cont'd)

EM-58prose procedure

Inspection (Cont'd)

Piston-to-Bore Clearance (Cont'd)

  1. 3
    Measure piston skirt diameter.
    Side view of a piston showing the measuring point 'a' (distance from the bottom) and the piston skirt diameter 'A'. Dimension arrows mark 'a' along the lower skirt and 'A' across the skirt width.
    SEM658D
  2. 4
    Check that piston-to-bore clearance is within specification.
  3. 5
    Determine piston oversize according to amount of cylinder wear.
    Oversize pistons are available for service. Refer to S.D.S.
  4. 6
    Cylinder bore size is determined by adding piston-to-bore clearance to piston diameter "A".
    Rebored size calculation: D = A + B - C, where, D: Bored diameter, A: Piston diameter as measured, B: Piston-to-bore clearance, C: Honing allowance 0.02 mm (0.0008 in)
  5. 7
    Install main bearing caps, and tighten to the specified torque to prevent distortion of cylinder bores in final assembly.
  6. 8
    Cut cylinder bores.
    When any cylinder needs boring, all other cylinders must also be bored.
    Do not cut too much out of cylinder bore at a time. Cut only 0.05 mm (0.0020 in) or so in diameter at a time.
  7. 9
    Hone cylinders to obtain specified piston-to-bore clearance.
  8. 10
    Measure finished cylinder bore for out-of-round and taper.
    Measurement should be done after cylinder bore cools down.
Piston diameter "A"
Refer to S.D.S.
Measuring point "a" (Distance from the bottom)(0.374 in)
9.5mm
Piston-to-bore clearance "B"(0.0006 - 0.0014 in)
0.015 - 0.035mm

Crankshaft

  1. 1
    Check crankshaft main and pin journals for score, wear or cracks.
  2. 2
    With a micrometer, measure journals for taper and out-of-round.
    Crankshaft journal measurement diagram. Left shows a crankshaft journal with measurement points A and B for taper; right shows a cross-sectional end view with X and Y axes for out-of-round. Labels: 'Taper: A - B', 'Out-of-round: X - Y'.
    SEM316A
Out-of-round (X - Y)(0.0002 in)
Less than 0.005mm
Taper (A - B)(0.0001 in)
Less than 0.002mm

See also

S.D.S.

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