INSTRUCTIONS

Wärtsilä 4-stroke 5011Q245

Technical Services Issue 1, 01 June 2017

Revised piston crown tightening

Next opportunity
procedure
Information to Operators and Owners of installations Engines / components concerned
concerned WÄRTSILÄ® 50, 50DF and 50SG engines
equipped with a piston type where the
piston crow is fastened to the piston skirt
with the use of studs and nuts.

Reference
06 Adjustment, clearances and wear limits
07 Tightening torques and use of hydraulic
tools
11 Crank mechanism: Crankshaft,
connecting rod, piston

Introduction
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform
about the revised maintenance instructions
related to the piston crown tightening.

Validity / Issue
Until further notice.

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Revised instructions
Chapter 06 Adjustment, clearances and wear limits
· A wear limit for piston stud length has been added.

Chapter 07 Tightening torques and use of hydraulic tools

· The tightening torque for the nuts (step 3 in the enclosure) has been updated to
300 Nm.

Chapter 11 Crank mechanism: Crankshaft, connecting rod, piston

· General instructions for fitting the piston crown have been updated.

Recommendation
· Implement the revised maintenance procedures for the piston crown.
· Distribute this information to all of your maintenance teams.
· Add the enclosed pages to the engine instruction manual.

Related documents
5011Q236 - Piston crown assembly

Enclosures
Piston tightening instructions, 6 pages.

Contacts
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services, spare parts and/or tools, please contact your nearest Wärtsilä representative.
If you don’t have the contact details at hand, please follow the link:
www.wartsila.com/contact

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Wärtsilä 50 06. Adjustment, clearances and wear limits

6._ Clearances and wear limits — Piston

2
3

1 Groove 1
2 Groove 2
3 Groove 3

Fig 6-_ Piston clearances GUID-9237D33E-445D-4163-8C68-13AFFD3F6AC2 v2

Table 6-_ Clearances and wear limits for piston

Design measurement [mm]

Measuring point
Max. Min. Clearance Wear limits
Piston stud length 278

Piston ring groove height See measurement record 4611V009.

Piston ring height clearance

— Compression ring 1 0.223 – 0.265 0.7

— Compression ring 2 0.223 – 0.265 0.7

— Oil scraper ring 0.063 – 0.105 0.3

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Wärtsilä 50 07. Tightening torques and use of hydraulic tools

7._ Tightening torques – Piston

1 Stud
2 Nut

Fig 7-_ Piston GUID-F0BCC891-B907-4242-8478-FE8FC1CD0E89 v2

Tightening process for piston

Step Action Torque (Nm)

1. Lubricate the threads and contact surfaces of studs —
and nuts with engine oil.

2. Tighten the studs in the crown. 70

3. Tighten the nuts crosswise. 300

4. Loosen the nuts. —

5. Check the studs tightness in the crown. 70

6. Re-tighten the nuts crosswise. 105

7. Tighten the screws crosswise further with an angle —

of 120°.

8. Check the nuts' tightness. The nuts should not move 240
when tightening.

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Wärtsilä 50 11. Crank mechanism: Crankshaft, connecting rod, piston

11._ Fitting the piston crown

Prerequisites
● Ensure the piston crown and skirt joining surfaces are clean.
● Check the condition of the mating surfaces (1), (2) and contact marks.

3 2

1 Mating surfaces
2 Mating surfaces
3 Stud and nut

Fig 11-_ Mating surfaces GUID-2948B746-4E40-4C88-9CEB-CF3A850D4E60 v2

● Remove local spot material using an oilstone.

CAUTION
Grinding away larger areas of fretting (destroying the surface geometry) and
scraping away fretting (creating notches) are strictly forbidden.

● Open the piston crown connections and carefully remove the remains of the original low
friction lubricant applied on studs and nuts in production.
● Measure the length of the piston crown studs. Replace the studs if the stated tolerances
are exceeded. See Chapter 06 Adjustments, clearances and wear limits.
● Apply engine oil to the studs and nuts. Use only clean engine oil as lubricant on the
threads and contact surfaces. Using an incorrect lubricant affects the applied torque.
For more information on assembling a piston crown to a piston skirt, see Chapter 07
Tightening torques and use of hydraulic tools.

NOTE
Tightness of new pistons, delivered fully assembled, need not be checked.
Checking the tightness could result in overtightening.

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