1999 "EE" Evinrude 70HP 4-Stroke Service Manual, P/N 787023, Page 132Get this manual
8Install new bearing halves in rods and rod caps
W INote Be sure rod bearing half with oil hole aligns with rod
oil hole[] 9Lubricate the cylinder walls with oilLubricate the inside surface of an expandable piston ring compressor and place the piston and rod assembly inside
INote Be
sure the piston rings are at the prescribed angles per
10Place the ring compressor with piston and rod on the cylinder block, and align with cylinder boreThe stamped mark on the piston crown faces the flywheel endTap piston into bore with wood hammer handle end or equivalent11Lubricate crankshaft side of new bearings, and install crankshaft bearing flush in crankcase and cylinder block