Spread the rail with your thumbs, but only enough to fit the rail over the piston.
Release the rail into the bottom piston ring groove.
NOTE
The oil ring rails have no “top” or “bottom”.
NOTE
Do not mix up the top and second ring.
NOTE
If a new piston is used, use new piston rings.
When installing the piston pin snap ring, compress it only enough to install it and no more.
NOTICE
Do not reuse snap rings, as removal weakens and deforms them. They could fall out and score the cylinder wall.
Top Ring [A]
Second Ring [B]
Oil Ring Steel Rails [C]
Oil Ring Expander [D]
Hollow [E]
30 40° [F]
Special Tools - Piston Ring Compressor Grip: 57001-1095
Piston Ring Compressor Belt, 67
79:
57001-1097
Leather, Vinyl, and Rubber
If your motorcycle has leather accessories,
special care must be taken.
Use a leather cleaner/treatment to
clean and care for leather accessories.
Washing leather parts with detergent
and water will damage them, shortening
their life.
Vinyl parts should be washed with the
rest of themo ...
Muffler Body Installation
Replace the muffler body gasket [A] with a new one.
Install the muffler body gasket to the premuffler chamber
[B] until it is bottomed so that the chamfer side faces premuffler
chamber.
Install the muffler body clamp [C] as shown in the figure.
Insert the projection [D] into the slot [ ...
Oil Level Inspection
If the oil has just been changed, start
the engine and run it for severalminutes
at idle speed. This fills the oil
filter with oil. Stop the engine, then
wait several minutes until the oil settles.
NOTICE
Racing the engine before the oil
reaches every part can cause engine
seizure.
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