VMX12 Service Manual - V-Max Outlaw

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INSPECTION AND REPAIR
2. Position:
Piston ring
Into cylinder.
Push the ring with the piston crow n,
3. M easure:
End gap
U se the Feeler G auge .
Out of specification Replace rings as
set.
2nd Ring
0.35 ~ 0.50 m m
(0.0138 ~
0.0197 in)
0.2~0.8m m
Oil Ring (O.OO8O.~
0.032 in)
0.75 m m
(0.0295 in)
Oversize Piston Rings
The oversize top and m iddle ring sizes are
stam ped on top of the ring.
O versize 1 0.25 m m (0.0098 in)
Oversize 2 0.50 mm (0.0197 in)
*The expander spacer of the bottom ring (oil
control ring) is color-coded to identify sizes.
The color mark is painted on the expander
spacer.
Piston Pin
1. Lubricate:
*P iston pin (lightly)
2. Insta l:
Piston pin
In to sm a ll end of connecting rod.