Magnum™ 340 9601377

Engine - Engine and crankcase - Engine - Service instruction - Finding

Top Dead Center (TDC)

1. Use the proper turn tool depending on the clearance

available in your application:
• 380003118 – Installed in the mounting hole for the
engine starter motor.
• 380002822 – Installed in the threaded hole at bot-
tom of the flywheel housing.
2. Rotate the crankshaft counter-clockwise until the (D)
hole (the hole with two notches) appears through the
window (1) in the bottom of the flywheel housing.

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3. Continue to rotate the crankshaft counter-clockwise

until the first mark (B) Figure 1 for cylinder 1 and 6
appears through the window (1) in the bottom of the
flywheel housing.

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4. Pin the flywheel through the crankshaft sensor hole

with tool 380000150 .
NOTE: Depending on the engine configuration, the
crankshaft sensor could be located on either side of the
engine. See Figures 3 and 4
5. Cylinder #1 is at TDC on the compression stroke when:
• The hole marked with one reference marks can be
seen through the inspection window.
• The rocker arms are loose on #1 cylinder with the
exhaust closing and intake opening on #6 cylinder.
NOTE: If the rocker arms are not loose on cylinder #1,
rotate the crankshaft 360 ° counter-clockwise to obtain RAIL13SBA0076AA 3

Cylinder #1 TDC on the compression stroke.

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