Timing
Gears' Removal
1.
Pry the snap ring out and remove the idle gear.
2.
Remove the valve camshaft and injection pump cam-
shaft
on
which the respective gears are press-fitted.
Remove the gears from the shafts.
3.
Remove the crankshaft. Remove the gear from the
crankshaft.
Timing
Gears'
Inspection
Check the removed gears. If any gear is found defective,
replace
it.
Idle gear bushing
Description
Standard
value
Service
limit
Clearance
between
bush·
0.03 - 0.07
0.2
ing
and
shaft
Backlash between gears
in
mesh
Description
Standard
value
Service
limit
Crankshaft-Idle
Idle-Camshaft
0.01 - 0.14
0.3
Idle-Fuel
pump
Gear
39
Injection pump
camshaft gear
-r....-,,,.
: _ / Check tooth faces
and end surfaces
for wear and damage.
/
Crankshaft gear
Valve camshaft gear
Inspecting Timing Gears
Westerbeke
Engines