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REPAIR MANUAL
BRP-Powertrain
Effectivity: 125 MAX/125 Junior MAX/125 Mini
MAX/125 Micro MAX
Edition 2 / Rev. 0
Chapter 5
Page 35
December 01/2010
5.2) Assembly of crankshaft, water pump shaft and balance shaft
Safety
instructions
Special tools The following special tools and equipment are required:
Instructions See Figure 21.
Heat both crankcase halves with the bearings with and oil seal for shaft to
approx. 50 °C in the convection oven.
Ignition end case half
Danger of serious burns and scalding!
Wear safety gloves!
Part number Description Use
n.e Convection oven Case half
Part no. 297434 LOCTITE Anti-Seize Balance shaft, crankshaft
Step Procedure
1 Remove case half from the convection oven and drop onto a flat wood board
with the case split pane.
2 Coat main bearing seats of the crankshaft with LOCTITE Anti-Seize.
3 Insert the crankshaft (1) into the ignition end crankcase half to the limit stop.
4 Coat bearing seats of the balance shaft with LOCTITE Anti-Seize.
5 Insert the balance shaft (2) into the ignition end crankcase half to the limit stop.
6 Insert the water pump shaft (3) into the ignition end crankcase half to the limit
stop.
7 Position new gasket (4) on the ignition end crankcase half.
NOTES: Adjustment of the clearance of the crankshaft is not re-
quired.