TSIO-360 Cylinder Removal

[geoffb]

Need to pull #4 on my -MB.  Is there any way to get a middle cylinder out without loosening an adjacent one?  Or are you stuck breaking a neighbor free?  Do you need to completely remove it, or do you get enough wiggle room just removing the base nuts?

 

thanks

[kortopates]

i’ve done it, the challenge is getting the piston pin out for which i have a special tool that i further customized specifically for this engine. But there are others ways too like, heating it up.


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[geoffb]

Paul, I can’t get it out far enough to even think about getting to the wrist pin.  Exhaust ports hang up since to port area is wider than the cylinder fins to the point they overlap.  I’m clearly missing something 

[kortopates]

the cylinder can go up and down too, i lift it up to get max height for the piston pin. I push it out over the adjacent cylinder inside of the fins over the barrel. Make sure everything is removed crossing over the top of the cylinder e.g. injector fuel lines and induction tubes and hoses etc.

it’s tight laterally, but it will move side to side because the crankshaft rod will move almost a 1/4” side to side without the cylinder. So you should be able wiggle it a bit side to side too.


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[carusoam]

Wow!

The knowledge captured on MS gets better and deeper every day!

 

Thanks for sharing the details…

Best regards,

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