## Crankshaft and Pistons Removal

1. | Remove the cam chain.

2. | Remove the cylinder head.

3. | Remove the oil screen (A), then remove the oil pump (B).

4. | Remove the bearing cap bolts. To prevent warpage, unscrew the bolts in sequence 1/3 turn at a time: repeat the sequence until all bolts are loosened.

5. | Remove the bearing cap bridge.

6. | Remove the rod caps/bearings. Keep all caps/bearings in order.

7. | Lift crankshaft out of the cylinder block, bearing careful not to damage the journals.

8. | Remove the upper bearing halves from the connecting rods, and set them aside with their respective caps.

9. | If you can feel a ridge of metal or hard carbon around the top of each cylinder, remove it with a ridge reamer (A). Follow the reamer manufacturer's instructions. If the ridge is not removed, it may damage the pistons as they are pushed out.

10. | Use the wooden handle of a hammer (A) to drive out the pistons (B).

11. | Reinstall the bearing cap bridge and bearings on the cylinder block.

12. | Reinstall the connecting rod bearings and caps after removing each piston/connecting rod assembly.

13. | To avoid mixup on reassembly, mark each piston/connecting rod assembly with its cylinder number. NOTE: The existing number on the connecting rod does not indicate its position in the block, it indicates the rod bore size.