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The flywheel, two block construction, allows movement in response to transaxle side pressure, or when
twisted in its rotational direction. Therefore, some amount of noise is normal.
10. Remove pilot converter using pilot bushing puller (special ser-
vice tool) or suitable tool. (A/T models)
NOTE:
M/T models have no pilot bushing.
11. Remove piston and connecting rod assembly with the following procedure:
Before removing piston and connecting rod assembly, check the connecting rod side clearance. Refer
to EM-99, "
CONNECTING ROD SIDE CLEARANCE" .
a. Position crankshaft pin corresponding to connecting rod to be removed onto the bottom dead center.
b. Remove connecting rod cap.
c. Using a hammer handle or similar tool, push piston and connect-
ing rod assembly out to the cylinder head side.
12. Remove connecting rod bearings.
CAUTION:
When removing them, note the installation position. Keep them in the correct order.
13. Remove piston rings form piston.
Use a piston ring expander (commercial service tool).
CAUTION:
When removing piston rings, be careful not to damage
the piston.
Be careful not to damage piston rings by expanding
them excessively.
14. Remove piston from connecting rod with the following procedure:
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a. Using snap ring pliers, remove snap ring.
b. Heat piston to 60 to 70°C (140 to 158°F) with a industrial use
drier or equivalent.
c. Push out piston pin with stick of outer diameter approximately 19
mm (0.75 in).
15. Remove lower cylinder block mounting bolts.
Loosen them in reverse order as shown in the figure, and
remove them.
Use TORX socket (size E14) for bolts No. 1 to 10.
Before loosening lower cylinder block mounting bolts, mea-
sure crankshaft end play. Refer to EM-99, "
CRANKSHAFT
END PLAY" .
16. Remove lower cylinder block.
U s e a s e a l c u t t e r ( s p e c i a l s e r v i c e t o o l : K V 1 0 1111 0 0 ) o r e q u i v a l e n t t o o l t o c u t l i q u i d g a s k e t f o r r e m o v a l .
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the mounting surface.
17. Remove crankshaft.
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CAUTION:
Be careful not damage or deform signal plate mounted on
crankshaft.
When setting crankshaft on a flat floor surface, use a
block of wood to avoid interference between signal plate
and the floor surface.
Do not remove signal plate unless it is necessary to do
so.
NOTE:
When removing or installing signal plate, use TORX socket (size
T30).
18. Pull rear oil seal out from rear end of crankshaft.
NOTE:
When replacing rear oil seal without removing lower cylinder block, use a screwdriver to pull it out from
between crankshaft and cylinder block.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage crankshaft and cylinder block.
19. Remove main bearings and thrust bearings from cylinder block and lower cylinder block.
CAUTION:
Identify installation positions, and store them without mixing them up.
ASSEMBLY
1. Fully air-blow engine coolant and engine oil passages in cylinder block, cylinder bore and crankcase to
remove any foreign material.
CAUTION:
Use a goggles to protect your eye.
2. Install each plug to cylinder block.
Apply liquid gasket.
Use Genuine Liquid Gasket or equivalent.
3. Install main bearings and thrust bearings with the following procedure:
a. Remove dust, dirt, and engine oil on the bearing mating surfaces of cylinder block and lower cylinder
block.
b. Install thrust bearings to the both sides of the No. 3 journal hous-
ing on cylinder block.
Install thrust bearings with the oil groove facing crankshaft
arm (outside).
c. Install the main bearings paying attention to the direction.
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Main bearing with an oil hole and groove goes on cylinder
block. The one without them goes on lower cylinder block.
Only main bearing (on cylinder block) for No. 3 journal has dif-
ferent specifications.
Before installing main bearings, apply new engine oil to the
bearing surface (inside). Do not apply new engine oil to the
back surface, but thoroughly clean it.
When installing, align main bearing stopper to the notch.
Ensure the oil holes on cylinder block and those on the corre-
sponding bearing are aligned.
4. Install signal plate to crankshaft if removed.
a. Position crankshaft and signal plate using a dowel pin, and
tighten mounting bolts.
b. Remove dowel pin.
CAUTION:
Be sure to remove dowel pin.
NOTE:
Dowel pin of crankshaft and signal plate is provided as a set for
each. If dowel pin is not available (when reusing crankshaft and
signal), use M6 bolt [length 10 mm (0.39 in) or more] as a substi-
tute.
5. Install crankshaft to cylinder block.
While turning crankshaft by hand, make sure that it turns smoothly.
6. Install lower cylinder block with the following procedure:
a. Apply liquid gasket with a tube presser (special service tool:
WS39930000) to lower cylinder block as shown in the figure.
Use Genuine Liquid Gasket or equivalent.
CAUTION:
After liquid gasket is applied, rear oil seal installation must
be finished within 5 minutes. Therefore, the following pro-
cedure must be performed quickly.
NOTE:
Lower cylinder block cannot be replaced as a single part,
because it is machined together with cylinder block.
b. Tighten lower cylinder block mounting bolts with the following
procedure:
i. Apply new engine oil to threads and seat surfaces of mounting bolts.
ii. Tighten M8 bolts in numerical order from No. 11 to 22 in the fig-
ure.
NOTE:
There are more processes to complete the tightening of mount-
ing bolts. However stop procedure here to install rear oil seal.
c. Install rear oil seal. Refer to EM-65, "
Removal and Installation of Rear Oil Seal" .
d. Restart tightening of lower cylinder block mounting bolts with the following procedure:
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i. Tighten M10 bolts in numerical order from No. 1 to 10.
ii. Turn M10 bolts 60 degrees clockwise (angle tightening) in order
from No. 1 to 10 in the figure.
CAUTION:
Check and confirm the tightening angle by using an angle
wrench (special service tool) or protractor. Avoid judgment
by visual inspection without the tool.
After installing mounting bolts, make sure that crankshaft can be rotated smoothly by hand.
Wipe off completely any protruding liquid gasket on front side of engine.
Check crankshaft end play. Refer to EM-99, "CRANKSHAFT END PLAY" .
7. Install piston to connecting rod with the following procedure:
a. Using snap ring pliers, install new snap ring to the groove of the piston rear side.
Insert it fully into groove to install.
b. Assemble piston to connecting rod.
Using an industrial drier or similar tool, heat the piston until the piston pin can be pushed in by hand
without excess force [approx. 60 to 70 °C (140 to 158 °F)]. From the front to the rear, insert piston pin
into piston and connecting rod.
Assemble so that the front mark on the piston head and the oil
holes and the cylinder number on connecting rod are posi-
tioned as shown in the figure.
c. Install new snap ring to the groove of the piston front side.
Insert it fully into groove to install.
After installing, make sure that connecting rod moves
smoothly.
8. Using a piston ring expander (commercial service tool), install piston rings.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage piston. : 39.2 N·m (4.0 kg-m, 29 ft-lb)
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Position each ring with the gap as shown in the figure refer-
ring to the piston front mark.
Install second ring with the stamped surface facing upward.
NOTE:
If there is no stamped mark on piston ring, no specific orienta-
tion is required for installation.
9. Install connecting rod bearings to connecting rod and connecting rod cap.
When installing connecting rod bearings, apply new engine oil to the bearing surface (inside). Do not
apply new engine oil to the back surface, but thoroughly clean it.
When installing, align the connecting rod bearing stopper pro-
trusion with the cutout of connecting rod and connecting rod
cap to install.
Ensure the oil hole on connecting rod and that on the corre-
sponding bearing are aligned.
10. Install piston and connecting rod assembly to crankshaft.
Position crankshaft pin corresponding to connecting rod to be installed onto the bottom dead center.
Apply new engine oil sufficiently to the cylinder bore, piston and crankshaft pin.
Match the cylinder position with the cylinder number on connecting rod to install.
Using a piston ring compressor (special service tool) or suit-
able tool, install piston with the front mark on the piston head
facing the front of the engine.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the cylinder wall and crankshaft
pin, resulting from an interference of the connecting rod
big end.
11. Install connecting rod cap.
Match the stamped cylinder number marks on connecting rod
with those on connecting rod cap to install.
12. Tighten connecting rod bolt with the following procedure:Stamped mark:
To p r i n g : —
Second ring : 2F
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a. Apply new engine oil to the threads and seats of connecting rod bolts.
b. Tighten bolts.
c. Then turn all bolts 90 degrees clockwise (Angle tightening).
CAUTION:
Check and confirm the tightening angle by using an angle
wrench (special service tool) or protractor. Avoid judge-
ment by visual inspection without the tool.
After tightening connecting rod bolt, make sure that crankshaft rotates smoothly.
Check the connecting rod side clearance. Refer to EM-99, "CONNECTING ROD SIDE CLEARANCE" .
13. Install flywheel (M/T models) or drive plate (A/T models).
Secure crankshaft with a stopper plate, and tighten mounting bolts crosswise over several times.
Install drive plate, reinforcement plate and pilot converter as
shown in figure (A/T models).
Using a drift of 33 mm (1.30 in) in diameter, press-fit pilot con-
verter into the end of crankshaft until it stops (A/T models).
14. Install knock sensor.
Install knock sensor with connector facing lower left by 45
degrees as shown in the figure.
CAUTION:
Do not tighten mounting bolts while holding the connec-
tor.
If any impact by dropping is applied to knock sensor,
replace it with a new one.
NOTE:
Make sure that there is no foreign material on the cylinder
block mating surface and the back surface of knock sensor.
Make sure that knock sensor does not interfere with other
parts.
15. Install crankshaft position sensor (POS).
16. Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly after this step. : 19.6 N·m (2.0 kg-m, 14 ft-lb)
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*For the service parts, the grade for fitting cannot be selected between piston pin and connecting rod. (Only grade “0” is available.) The
information at the shipment from the plant is described as a reference.
The identification grade stamped on each part is the grade for the dimension measured in new condition.
This grade cannot apply to reused parts.
For reused or repaired parts, measure the dimension accurately. Determine the grade by comparing the
measurement with the values of each selection table.
For details of the measurement method of each part, the reuse standards and the selection method of the
selective fitting parts, refer to the text.
HOW TO SELECT PISTON
When New Cylinder Block is Used
Check the cylinder bore grade on rear left side of cylinder block,
and select piston of the same grade.
If there is a corrected stamp mark on the cylinder block, use it as
a correct reference.
When Cylinder Block is Reused
1. Measure the cylinder bore inner diameter. Refer to EM-103, "Cylinder Bore Inner Diameter" .
2. Determine the bore grade by comparing the measurement with the values under the cylinder bore inner
diameter of the “Piston Selection Table”.
3. Select piston of the same grade.
Piston Selection Table
Unit: mm (in)
NOTE:
There is no piston grade “1”.
Piston is available together with piston pin as an assembly.
Selection points Selection parts Selection items Selection methods
Between cylinder block and
crankshaftMain bearingMain bearing grade (bearing
thickness)Determined by match of cylin-
der block bearing housing
grade (inner diameter of hous-
ing) and crankshaft journal
grade (outer diameter of jour-
nal)
Between crankshaft and con-
necting rodConnecting rod bearingConnecting rod bearing grade
(bearing thickness)Combining service grades for
connecting rod big end diame-
ter and crankshaft pin outer
diameter determine connecting
rod bearing selection.
Between cylinder block and pis-
tonPiston and piston pin assembly
(piston is available together
with piston pin as an assembly.)Piston grade (piston outer
diameter)Piston grade = cylinder bore
grade (inner diameter of bore)
Between piston and connecting
rod
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Cylinder bore Inner diameter 89.010 - 89.020 (3.5043 - 3.5047) 89.020 - 89.030 (3.5047 - 3.5051)
Piston skirt diameter 88.990 - 89.000 (3.5035 - 3.5039) 89.000 - 89.010 (3.5039 - 3.5043)