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CYLINDER BLOCK — Preparation and Disassembly (Piston/Crankshaft) (Supplement-V)

EM-5036prose procedure

Source spelling: 'Bearings caps' (instead of 'Bearing caps') preserved verbatim in the note. The KV10115300 sub-attachment requires two extra holes drilled by the technician to mount the diesel — diesel engines don't share the standard CG10/CG13DE attachment pattern.

Continued from EM-5035

Preparation

Disassembly

PISTON AND CRANKSHAFT

Piston and crankshaft — Disassembly

  1. 1
    Place engine on a work stand.
    Engine on the ST0501S000 work stand with KV10115300 sub-attachment installed connecting the engine to the stand — illustrates Disassembly step 1.
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  2. 2
    Drain coolant and oil.
  3. 3
    Remove timing belt. Refer to "TIMING BELT", (EM-5012).
  4. 4
    Remove water pump.
  5. 5
    Remove oil pan and oil pump.
  6. 6
    Remove cylinder head. Refer to "CYLINDER HEAD", (EM-5020).
  7. 7
    Remove pistons with connecting rods.
  8. 8
    Remove oil seal retainers front and rear.
  9. 9
    Remove piston rings with a tool.
    Hand using a piston ring expander tool to lift a piston ring up off the piston for removal — illustrates Disassembly step 9.
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  10. 10
    Remove main bearing caps, crankshaft, and main bearings.
    Before removing main bearing caps, measure crankshaft end play. (Refer to cylinder block assembly section.)
    Bolts should be loosened in two or three stages and in the order shown.
    Place the bearings and the caps in their correct order.
    Journal No. 2 and No. 4 bearings have an oil groove.
    Bearings caps are numbered from 1 to 5, starting with No. 1 at flywheel side.
    Top view of the bottom of the cylinder block / main saddle showing 10 main-bearing-cap bolts numbered 1–10 in the recommended LOOSENING order: positions roughly 1,2 at the LH end, 9,10 at the RH (flywheel) end, with the centre bolts (5,6,7,8) loosened last (working from outside to inside, in a cross pattern).
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See also

EM-5012 — TIMING BELT RemovalEM-5020 — CYLINDER HEAD Removal

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