PIN AS 2008311 - Caterpillar

1. Turn the crankshaft until the bearing journals for the pistons to be installed are at bottom center.2. Put clean engine oil on the crankshaft journals and on the inside of the cylinder liners. Put clean engine oil on the piston rings and the connecting rod bearings.3. Move the piston rings on the pistons until the ring openings are approximately 90° apart. 4. Put the piston in the cylinder liner with the "V" mark on the piston in alignment with the "V" mark on the cylinder block. Put tooling (A) in position on the cylinder block and compress the piston rings.5. Push the piston into the cylinder liner and out of the ring compressor. 6. Pull the connecting rod into position on the crankshaft as shown. Install connecting rod bolts (1) in the connecting rods.7. Put clean engine oil on the lower half of the connecting rod bearing. Put 2P2506 Thread Lubricant on the bolt threads and on the surfaces of the nuts that make contact with the rod caps.
When the connecting rod caps are installed, make sure the number on the side of the cap is next to and respective with the number on the side of the connecting rod.
8. Install connecting rod caps (2) and the nuts that hold them. Tighten the nuts to a torque of 41 4 N m (30 3 lb.ft.). Put a mark on each nut as to its location, and tighten them 90° 5° more.9. Do Steps 1 through 8 for the remainder of the pistons.End By:a. install oil pumpb. install oil pan platec. install spacer plate