Balance Shaft, Removing And Installing, Intake Side: Installing

Install in the reverse order of removal while noting the following:

• Replace bolts that were tightened with an additional turn after removing them.
• Replace the intermediate sprocket after removal.

-- Slide on the pipe at the same time pay attention to the installation position. Refer to Figure.

-- Push together the needle cage from the new needle bearing until it engages.

-- Check if all rollers are correctly installed in the bearing cage.

-- Grease the bearing and bearing track -arrows- from the intake side balance shaft with engine oil.

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-- Turn the balance shaft in the installation position.

• The semi-round ring bearing contact surface must point upward.

-- Insert the intake side balance shaft and tighten the bolt -2-.

-- Coat the new O-ring -1- with engine oil.

-- Coat the mounting pin with engine oil and insert.

• The alignment pin -arrow- for the bearing pins must engage in the hole in the cylinder block.

The new intermediate sprocket has an anti-friction coating that wears off after a short period of use, which automatically adjusts the backlash.

-- Mark the tooth flank on the intermediate sprocket with a color -arrow-.

-- Install the intermediate sprocket; the marking on the balance shaft must be between the markings on the tooth flanks.

-- Tighten the bolt -1- for the intermediate sprocket, in this gear position. Refer to Fig 4 for the tightening sequence.

-- Check the markings on the intermediate sprocket/balance shaft -arrow-.

-- Install the balance shaft drive chain. Refer to BALANCE SHAFT DRIVE CHAIN, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Replace the balance shaft intake side seal. Refer to BALANCE SHAFT GASKET, REPLACING, INTAKE SIDE .

-- Install the coolant pump toothed belt. Refer to COOLANT PUMP TOOTHED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the radiator. Refer to RADIATOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .