CRANKSHAFT AND BALANCER SHAFT
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EAS31076
CHECKING THE BALANCER SHAFT
1. Measure:
• Balancer shaft runout
Out of specification Replace the balancer
shaft.
2. Check:
• Balancer shaft journal surfaces
• Bearing surfaces
Scratches/wear Replace the balancer
shaft.
3. Measure:
• Balancer shaft journal-to-balancer shaft bear-
ing clearance
Out of specification Replace the balancer
shaft journal bearings.
ECA18400
Do not interchange the balancer shaft jour-
nal bearings. To obtain the correct balancer
shaft-journal-to-balancer shaft-journal-bear-
ing clearance and prevent engine damage,
the balancer shaft journal bearings must be
installed in their original positions.
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a. Clean the balancer shaft journal bearings,
balancer shaft journals, and bearing portions
of the crankcase.
b. Place the upper crankcase upside down on a
bench.
c. Install the balancer shaft journal upper bear-
ings “1” and the balancer shaft into the upper
crankcase.
Align the projections “a” on the balancer shaft
journal upper bearings with the notches “b” in the
upper crankcase.
d. Put a piece of Plastigauge® “1” on each bal-
ancer shaft journal.
Do not put the Plastigauge® over the oil hole in
the balancer shaft journal.
Balancer shaft runout limit
0.030 mm (0.0012 in)
Balancer shaft journal to balancer
shaft bearing clearance
0.024–0.048 mm (0.0009–0.0019
in)