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cart around · 11-24-2021, 05:48 PM

I'm going to assume that you removed both spring clips.

It might just be some carbon holding the pin in. Get a spray on solvent like PB Blaster, or Knocker Loose. They are both penetrants that will dissolve the carbon. WD-40 is not.

Spray it in there to heavily soak everything. Let it work for a while. I would use a brass rod, and hammer to tap it out, but a wooden dowel rod would be just as good. Tapping it won't hurt it.

When you say the gasket fell down in, I assume that you mean the cylinder base gasket. You could turn the engine upside down to shake it out. Maybe a shop vac.

I would be more concerned about the pieces of ring, and piston chunks that are down in there. Maybe a good flush in a Varsol tank would work.

While the engine is out, make sure that you change the crankshaft seals too. You are wasting your time if you don't. That's going to entail removing the flywheel, and drive clutch.

The last thing to remember is that the hole in the side of the piston goes towards the intake side of the cylinder, not the exhaust.

11-24-2021, 05:48 PM	#2
cart around Test before replacing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ohio side of the Pennsylvania border. Posts: 3,496	Re: 1988 Marathon Piston Pin I'm going to assume that you removed both spring clips. It might just be some carbon holding the pin in. Get a spray on solvent like PB Blaster, or Knocker Loose. They are both penetrants that will dissolve the carbon. WD-40 is not. Spray it in there to heavily soak everything. Let it work for a while. I would use a brass rod, and hammer to tap it out, but a wooden dowel rod would be just as good. Tapping it won't hurt it. When you say the gasket fell down in, I assume that you mean the cylinder base gasket. You could turn the engine upside down to shake it out. Maybe a shop vac. I would be more concerned about the pieces of ring, and piston chunks that are down in there. Maybe a good flush in a Varsol tank would work. While the engine is out, make sure that you change the crankshaft seals too. You are wasting your time if you don't. That's going to entail removing the flywheel, and drive clutch. The last thing to remember is that the hole in the side of the piston goes towards the intake side of the cylinder, not the exhaust.