Balance Shaft

Balance Shaft

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Used Oil Collecting and Extracting Device (V.A.G 1782)

Removing

• Transmission removed.

- Remove belt pulley side sealing flange. Refer to => [ Sealing Flange with Crankshaft Seal, Belt Pulley Side ] Service and Repair.

- Remove timing chain lower cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Remove power take-off drive chain. Refer to => [ Power Take-Off Drive Chain ] Power Take-Off Drive Chain.

- To protect against cuts, wrap the point and the cutting edges on an 8 mm diameter drill bit with insulating tape.

- Secure the balance weight - 2 - at rear of the engine with an 8 mm diameter drill bit - 1 -.





- Remove bolt - 3 - and remove the balance weight from the balance shaft.

- Remove bolt - 2 - while counterholding the balance weight using the drift and remove the balance weight - 1 - from balance shaft at the front of the engine.





- Remove bolts - arrows - and the balance shaft and bearing end bracket at the rear of the engine.





- Remove balance shaft back out of the cylinder block.

Installing

• Tightening specifications. Refer to => [ Balance Shaft Assembly Overview ] Balance Shaft Assembly Overview, => [ marking locking bolt - tightening
specification ] Crankshaft Assembly Overview.

• Secure crankshaft - 1 - in "TDC" position using Locking Pin (T40069).





Installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:

• The balance weights can only be positioned one way on balance shaft.

- Install power take-off drive chain. Refer to => [ Power Take-Off Drive Chain ] Power Take-Off Drive Chain.

- Install timing chain lower cover. Refer to => [ Lower Timing Chain Cover ] Lower Timing Chain Cover.

- Install belt pulley side sealing flange. Refer to => [ Sealing Flange with Crankshaft Seal, Belt Pulley Side ] Service and Repair.

- Fill the engine oil and check the oil level. Refer to => [ Engine Oil, Checking Level ] Testing and Inspection.