1995 JEEP CHEROKEE Service Repair Manual

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JEEP CHEROKEE 1995  Service Repair Manual Fig. 4 Oil Lubrication System
9 - 38 2.5L ENGINEJ

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JEEP CHEROKEE 1995  Service Repair Manual OIL PUMP
The positive-displacement gear-type oil pump is
driven by the distributor shaft, which is driven by a
gear on the camshaft. Oil is siphoned into the pump
through an inlet tube and strainer as

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JEEP CHEROKEE 1995  Service Repair Manual ings for normal wear patterns, scoring, grooving, fa-
tigue and pitting (Fig. 5). Replace any bearing that
shows abnormal wear.
Inspect the connecting rod journals for signs of
scoring, nicks and burr

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JEEP CHEROKEE 1995  Service Repair Manual (5) Install the lower bearing insert in the bearing
cap. The lower insert must be dry. Place strip of Plas-
tigage across full width of the lower insert at the cen-
ter of bearing cap. Plastigage must

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JEEP CHEROKEE 1995  Service Repair Manual SIDE CLEARANCE MEASUREMENT
Slide snug-fitting feeler gauge between the connect-
ing rod and crankshaft journal flange. Refer to En-
gine Specifications for the proper clearance. Replace
the connecting

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JEEP CHEROKEE 1995  Service Repair Manual (5) Install the oil control rings according to instruc-
tions in the package. It is not necessary to use a tool
to install the upper and lower rails. Insert oil rail
spacer first, then side rails.
(6)

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JEEP CHEROKEE 1995  Service Repair Manual (9) The top compression ring (the scraping edge is
gray in color) has a chamfer on the TOP of the inside
edge (Fig. 16). This ring may also have 1 dot located
on the top surface.
(10) Using a ring ins

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JEEP CHEROKEE 1995  Service Repair Manual CAUTION: Verify that the oil squirt holes in the rods
face the camshaft and that the arrows on the pis-
tons face the front of the engine.
(7) Install the oil pan and gaskets as outlined in
the instal