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Balance Shaft






Balance Shaft

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Locating Pins (T40116)

Locking Pin (T40069)

Removing

The transmission is removed.

- Remove the belt pulley side sealing flange. Refer to => [ Sealing Flange with Crankshaft Seal, Belt Pulley Side ] Service and Repair.

- Remove timing chain lower cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Remove the power take-off drive chain. Refer to => [ Power Take-Off Drive Chain ] Power Take-Off Drive Chain.

- Secure the rear balance weight - 1 - to the engine using the (T40116).






- Remove the bolt - 2 - and remove the balance weight from the balance shaft.

- Remove the bolt - 2 - while counter holding the balance weight using the drift and remove the balance weight - 1 - from balance shaft at the front of the engine.






- Remove the bolts - arrows - and the balance shaft and bearing end bracket at the rear of the engine.






- Remove the balance shaft back out of the cylinder block.

Installing






Tightening specification, refer to => [ Balance Shaft Overview ] Balance Shaft Overview.

Secure crankshaft - 1 - in Top Dead Center (TDC) position using Locking Pin (T40069).

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

The balance weights can only be positioned one way on balance shaft.

- Install the power take-off drive chain. Refer to => [ Power Take-Off Drive Chain ] Power Take-Off Drive Chain.

- Install timing chain lower cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Install the belt pulley side sealing flange. Refer to => [ Sealing Flange with Crankshaft Seal, Belt Pulley Side ] Service and Repair.