Suzuki LS650 Savage - Disassembly;Inspection;Assembly

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9. Make sure the Woodruff ke y ( Figure 288) is in
pl ace in the balancer shaft.
t o. Install the large inner washer and make s ur e
th e groove is indexed properly with the Woodruff
ke y on the shaft assembly (Figure 289 ).
II . In sta ll the balancer drive gear o nt o the
crankshaft as fo ll ows:
a. Align the locating pin (A, Figure 290) with
the lo cating hole in the c rank shaft
counterbalance weight.
CAUTION
The alignment of these parts is W!ry
critical as they wiff determine the
alignmem
of th e crankshaft to th e
balancer weight
assembly. If this
alignment is incorr
et t, the balancer
weight
will be "o ut -oJ-sine" with th e
crankshaft causing extreme
vi bration
that co ultJ result in engine damage.
b. A li gn the index marks (8. Figure 290) on both
the drive and driven gears and install the
driven gear.
c. Make sure that the dri
ve gear is prope rl y
engaged with both the driven gear and the
locating pin on the crankshaft.
d. Slowly rotate the crankshaft a
nd make sure the
crankshaft and balancer assembly rotate freely
with no binding.
Disassembly/Inspection/Assembly
Refer to Figure 291 for th is proced ur e.
I. Using a flat bladed screwdriver, carefully pry
the springs and pins out fr om between the inner t293'
race and the driven gear. Note that there is a pin ~
in every other slot ( Figure 292).
2. Inspect the inner race spring slots, the springs
and the pins ( Figure 293) f or wear or damage.
Replace an damaged pan .
CAUT I ON
Th e alignment of th ese pan s is very
critic al as th ey wilf determine the
alignmenl
of the crallkshaft to th e
balancer weight assembl y. If this
alignment is
incorrect, the balancer
weight
will be "o ut -oJ-sin c" with th e
crankshaft causing extreme vibration
that could
result in e ll gine damage.
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