1986-1991 Kawasaki 650 X-2 Service Manual, Page 55Get this manual
ENGll!isrop END 55 Engine Top End Assembly -If any parts in the piston assembl.ies require replacement, or if the cylinder is honed or replaced, be sure to check the critica!1 clearances of the new parts against the values given in Specifications-.Install the piston rings so that the correct side faces upwards as shown
Piston Rings
ALeft Side
BArrows
-When installing piston pin snap ring, compress it only enough to install it and no more
Second ring ODD not re1llse snap rings, a,s removal wea;kens and defolrms themThey could fall out and score the cyliinder wall-Fit new piston pin snap ring into the side of each piston so that the snap ring opening does not coincide with the slits of the piston pin hole-When installing the piston rings by hand, first fit one end of the piston ring against the pin in the ring groove, spread the ring opening with the other hand and then slip the ring into the groove-Check to see that the pin in each piston ring groove is between the ends of the piston ring