TM 5-4320-300-146-10. PISTONS AND CONNECTING RODS (CONT)Location/ItemActionRemarks41. Oil controlPosition oil control ring expanders in oil controlringsring grooves, without overlapping them. If ex-panders overlap, replace them. Install upper andlower half of upper oil control ring by hand,with the scraper edges facing down. Adjust theupper half so that its gap is 180 degrees fromthe gap in the oil expander. Adjust the lowerhalf so that its gap is 45 degrees from the gapin the upper half. Install upper and lower halfof the lower oil control ring the same way.42. ConnectingSlide upper and lowerrod bearingbearing shells into theirshells, caps,original positions in thenuts, andconnecting rod andboltsbearing cap. Positioncap on connecting rod.Install bolts throughbearing cap. Tightennuts hand tight.INSTALLATION43. ConnectingRotate crankshaft until connecting rod journalrod upperof the cylinder being worked on is at thebearing shellsbottom of its travel. Wipe journal clean andlubricate it with clean MIL-L-2104 oil. Installupper bearing shell in connecting rod. Lubri-cate bearing shell with clean MIL-L-2104 oil.6-89
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