Opel Kadett E

1984-1991 of release

Repair and car operation

4.4.14. Removal and installation of pistons and rods Removal

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Remove a head of the block of cylinders and the oil pallet. 2. Remove ledges in the top part of the cylinders, formed as a result of deterioration. 3. Examine rods and covers of rods on presence on them marks. If marks are absent, put on rods and covers corresponding to them own labels not to mix them in an installation time. 4. Establish two pistons in the bottom dead point and unscrew nuts of covers of rods. Remove covers and push out pistons and rods through cylinders. Remove loose leaves шатунных bearings and combine them together with rods corresponding to them. 5. Remove two remained pistons. 6. If you are going to disconnect pistons from rods, make on them corresponding labels. 7. Remove a lock ring of a piston finger. 8. Squeeze out a piston finger on the other hand.

Piston and rod installation

And – an arrow; In – deepenings; With – an aperture

Installation

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Grease piston fingers, establish them on places and fix lock rings. 2. If you establish new pistons or piston rings cylinders it is necessary отхонинговать. After хонингования on cylinder walls there should be a pattern from the cross lines crossed at an angle approximately in 60 °. 3. Spread out all elements of rods one after another. 4. Establish loose leaves of bearings in rods and in covers of rods. 5. Grease cylinders and pistons with engine oil. Compress piston rings and insert the first piston into the cylinder, having taken into consideration labels on the piston (the arrow on a piston head should be directed towards a pulley of a cranked shaft). 6. Grease a neck of the bearing and establish on it a rod. 7. Establish a cover of a rod and tighten nuts of fastening of a cover the demanded moment. 8. Similarly establish the remained pistons.