Balancer Shafts - Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual

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Balancer Shafts

NOTE: Inspect the balancer shaft before removing the

right side cover and the balancer gear case {page 7-12).

Push the balancer shaft firmly away from the dial

indicator, and zero the dial against the front end of

the balancer shaft, then pull the balancer shaft firm-

ly back toward the indicator.

Froni Balancor Shaft End Play

Standard (Nsw): 0.10 - 0.35 mm

l0.00il - 0.014 in)

. lf end play is excessive, inspect the retainer and

thrust surfaces on the balancer shaft.

Rsar Balancor Shrft End Play

Stsndard (N€w): 0.06 - 0.18 mm

10.002 - 0.007 inl

lf end play is excessiv€, inspect the thrust wash-

er and thrust surfaces on the driven qear and oil

N O T E : T h e t h i c k n e s s o f t h e r e t a i n e r ( f r o n t ) a n d

t h r u s t w a s h e r ( r e a r ) a r e f i x e d a n d m u s t n o t b e

changed either by grinding or shimming.

Remove the balancer shafts (page 7-12).

NOTE: Clean the balancer shsfts,

Inspect the surface of the balancer shaft journal and

balancer bearing.

Replace if there is wear, damage or discoloration on

the surface of the bearing or the balsncer shaft jour-

nal. When replacing the rear No. 1 bearing be sure

to replace the oil pump housing with a new one.

NOTE; A mirro.-like surface is normat.

Measure taper at the edges of each journal.

. The difference between measurements on each

l o u r n a l .

Journal Tapor

Standard (Newl: 0.005 mm (0.0002 in)

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