TM 10-3930-659-34 5-3. PISTON, CONNECTING ROD, AND CONNECTING ROD BEARING MAINTENANCE. This Task Covers: a. Removal d. Assembly b. Disassembly e. Installation c. Cleaning and Inspection Initial Setup: Equipment Conditions: Materials/Parts: • Engine assembly removed from forklift truck (see • Scrub brush (Item 5, Appendix B) paragraph 4-3). • Crocus cloth (Item 8, Appendix B) • Cylinder head assembly removed (see para- • Carbon removing compound (Item 10, Appendix B) graph 4-5). • Lubricating oil (Item 39, Appendix B) • Engine oil pan removed (see paragraph 4-17). • Rags (Item 43, Appendix B) Tools/Test Equipment: • Dry cleaning solvent (Item 47, Appendix B) • Nonelectrical wire (Item 59, Appendix B) • General mechanic's tool kit (Item 71, Appendix E) • Nonelectrical wire (Item 59 Appendix B) • Inside caliper micrometer (Item 8, Appendix E) • One piston ring kit • Two bolts • Outside caliper micrometer (Item 9, Appendix E) • Vise jaw caps (Item 12, Appendix E) Personnel Required: Two • Piston ring compressor (Item 15, Appendix E) • Piston ring expander (Item 22, Appendix E) General Safety Instructions: • Flywheel turning tool (Item 25, Appendix E) • Dry cleaning solvent is flammable and must not be • Feeler gage (Item 28, Appendix E) used near open flame. Use only in a well-ventilated • Ring groove wear gage (Item 32, Appendix E) area. • Retaining ring pliers (Item 46, Appendix E) • Carbon removing compound can cause serious • Arbor press (Item 47, Appendix E) burns and blindness. Use only with protective • Piston pin bushing remover and installer (Item 54, clothing. Appendix E) • Flexible carbon scraper (item 57, Appendix E) • Die and tap threading set (Item 68, Appendix E) • Machinist's vise (Item 76, Appendix E) • Torque wrench, 0-175 Ib.-ft. (Item 81, Appendix E) 5-21