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INSPECTION / REPAIR

B-55prose procedure

Cylinder bore measurement (continued)

  1. 4
    Measure the cylinder bores in X and Y directions at three levels (A, B, and C) in each cylinder as shown.
    Top view of cylinder bore showing X and Y measurement axes with arrows. To the right are three labeled measurement levels A, B, C indicating depths to measure.
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Cylinder bore

Standard
Diameter mm (in)78.006—78.013 (3.0711—3.0714)
0.25 (0.010) oversize
Diameter mm (in)78.256—78.263 (3.0809—3.0812)
0.50 (0.020) oversize
Diameter mm (in)78.506—78.513 (3.0908—3.0911)

Cylinder bore conditional actions

  1. 1
    If the cylinder bore exceeds the maximum, rebore the cylinder to oversize.
  2. 2
    If the difference between measurements A and C exceeds the maximum taper, rebore the cylinder to oversize.
    Side cross-section view of cylinder wall (hatched) showing the three measurement levels A, B, C with brackets indicating depth positions.
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  3. 3
    If the difference between measurements X and Y exceeds the maximum out-of-round, rebore the cylinder to oversize.
    Top view diagram of cylinder bore showing the X and Y axes drawn through the center with arrows indicating diameter measurements for out-of-round check.
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Tapermax.
0.019 mm (0.0007 in)mm
Out-of-roundmax.
0.019 mm (0.0007 in)mm

Cylinder ridge removal

  1. 5
    If the upper part of a cylinder wall shows uneven wear, remove the ridge with a ridge reamer.
    Hand using a ridge reamer tool inside the top of a cylinder bore to remove the ridge from the upper part of the cylinder wall.
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OIL JET

Oil jet inspection

  1. 1
    Push the check ball and verify that it moves smoothly.
    Oil jet component with check ball assembly visible. Shows the small nozzle and base mounting bracket.
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  2. 2
    Blow through the oil jet and verify that air flows.

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