GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 GMC_Truck 🢒 2008 🢒 TopKick C-Series (Conventional) C4/C5 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Mechanical - 8.1L 🢒 Piston and Connecting Rod Disassemble

    Object Number: 1523846 Size: SH
  1. Remove the connecting rod bearings (118) from the rod (119) and cap (117).

    2. Object Number: 490763 Size: SH
  2. Using piston ring pliers, remove the piston rings from the piston.

    3. Object Number: 1366364 Size: SH
  3. Rotate the piston pin retainers until the retainer end gap is positioned in the cutout area (1) of the pin bore.

    4. Object Number: 1366368 Size: SH
  4. Remove the retainers starting in the cutout area of the pin bore.

    5. Object Number: 35866 Size: SH
  5. Remove the pin from the piston and connecting rod.
  6. The piston and pin are a matched set and are not to be serviced separately. Mark, sort or organize the piston and matching piston pin.