CRANKSHAFT AND BALANCER SHAFT
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CHECKING THE BALANCER SHAFT
1. Measu
re:
• Balancer shaft
ru
nout
Out of specification
-)
Replace t
he
balancer
shaft.
2. Chec
k:
Balancer
shaft
runout
limit
0.030
mm
(0.0012 in)
• Balancer shaft journal surfaces
• Bearing surfaces
Scratches/wear
-)
Re
place the balancer
shaft.
3. M
ea
su
re:
• Balanc
er
shaft journal-t
o-
balancer shaft jour-
nal b
ea
ri
ng clearance
Out of spe
ci
fication
-)
Replace t
he
balancer
shaft jou
rna
l bearings.
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NOTICE
Balancer
shaft
journal
to
balancer
shaft
bearing
clearance
0.024-0.048
mm
(0.0009-0.0019
in)
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 t
he
upper crankcase upside down on a
bench.
c. Insta
ll
the
ba
lancer shaft
jo
u
rna
l upper bea
r-
ings "1"
an
d the balancer shaft into the
up
per
cr
ankcase.
TIP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Align the p
ro
jections "a" on the balancer shaft
journal upper bea
rin
gs with the notches "b" in the
upper crankcase.
1
~8
d.
Pu
t a piece of Plastigauge® "1" on each bal-
ancer shaft journal.
TIP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Do not put the Plastigauge® over the oil
ho
le in
the
ba
lancer shaft jou
rna
l.
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