Crankshaft/Transmission

Balancer Installation

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  • Position the crankshaft at #2, 3 positions TDC or at #1, 4 positions TDC.
  • Install the balancer assembly as follows.

Align the punch mark [A] on the weight and the projection [B] on the crankcase.

Engage the balancer gear and the crankshaft gear.

Insert the balancer shaft until it is bottomed.

Balancer Installation

  • Replace the balancer shaft oil seal with a new one.
  • Apply grease to the oil seal lips.
  • Install the oil seal so that its surface is flush with the end of hole.
  • Install: Balancer Shaft Clamp Lever [C]
  • Tighten: Torque - Balancer Shaft Clamp Bolt [D]: 9.8 NВ·m (1.0 kgfВ·m, 87 inВ·lb)
  • Turn the mark [A] on the balancer shaft to the engine forward [B].
  • Check that the lever [C] is in contact with the crankcase.
  • Tighten: Torque - Balancer Shaft Clamp Lever Bolt [D]: 25 NВ·m (2.5 kgfВ·m, 18 ftВ·lb)
Balancer Installation

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