Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Service Manual: Piston ring removal and installation
Removal
- Remove the piston. Refer to “engine bottom side disassembly” .
- Carefully spread the ring opening with your thumbs
and then push up the opposite side of the 1st ring to
remove it.
Note
do not expand the piston ring excessively
since it is apt to be broken down. |

- Remove the 2nd ring and oil ring in the same
manner.
Installation
Note
- when installing the piston ring, be careful
not to damage the piston.
- Do not expand the piston ring excessively
since it is apt to be broken down.
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- Install the piston rings in the order of the oil ring,
second ring and top ring.
- the first member to go into the oil ring groove is
the spacer (1).
After placing the spacer, fit the two side rails (2).

Caution
when installing the spacer, be careful not to
allow its two ends to overlap in the groove. |

- Install the 2nd ring (3) and 1st ring (4) to piston.
Note
1st ring (4) and 2nd ring (3) differ in shape. |

Note
face the side with the stamped mark upward
when assembling. |

- Position the gaps of the three rings and side rails as
shown. Before inserting piston into the cylinder,
check that the gaps are so located.

- 1St ring and upper side rail
- Spacer
- 2Nd ring and lower side rail
- In
- Ex
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- Install each piston and piston pin. Refer to “engine bottom side
assembly” .
Refer to “engine top side disassembly” .
Refer to “engine top side assembly” .
Cylinder distortion
Check the gasket surface of the cylinder for distortion.
Use a straightedge and thickness gau ...
Refer to “piston ring removal and installation” .
Piston diameter
Measure the piston diameter using the micrometer at 15
mm (0.6 In) “a” from the skirt end. If the piston diameter
is less than the ...
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Instrument panel
The fuel indicator light 8,12,13
Lcd's and tachometer needle
work as follows to confirm their
function when the ignition switch
is turned to the "on" position.
The fuel indicator light 8,12
and 13 come on for 3 seconds.
All lcd segments display for 3
seconds.
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Fail-safe function table
Fi system is provided with fail-safe function to allow the engine to start
and the motorcycle to run in a minimum
performance necessary even under malfunction condition.
The engine can start and can run even if the signal in the table is not
received from each sensor. But, the engine
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