Disassembly And Assembly Of Subassemblies: Piston: Disassembly

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Lincoln Navigator. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: Connecting rods and rod caps are a matched set and cannot be interchanged.

Fig 1: Removing Clips

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Remove the clips.
Remove the piston pin (6135) from the piston (6108) and connecting rod assembly.

Fig 2: Removing Piston Pin From Piston
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Remove the connecting rod (6200) from the piston.

Fig 3: Removing Connecting Rod From Piston
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Clean and inspect the piston and connecting rod. For additional information, refer to ENGINE SYSTEM-GENERAL INFORMATION .