No.2 Journal Oil Clearance - Honda Civic 2002-2003 Service Manual

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6. Clean both balancer shaft No.2 journals and
bearing halves with a clean shop towel.
7. Place one strip at plastigage across each No.2
journal.
8. Reinstall the bearings and upper balancer shaft
holder, then torque the bolts.
NOTE: Do not rotate the balancer shaft during
inspection.
9. Remove the upper balancer shaft holder and
bearings again, and measure the widest part at the
plastigage. It the balancer shaft No.2 journal oil
clearance is out-of-tolerance, install the new
bearings, and recheck. It it is still out-at-tolerance,
replace the balancer shafts.
No.2 Journal Oil Clearance:
Standard (New): 0.060-0.120 mm
(0.0024-0.0047 in. I
Service Limit: 0.15 mm (0.006 in. I
10. Align the punch mark on the rear balancer shaft
with the center at the two punch marks on the tront
balancer shaft, then install the balancer shafts in
the lower balancer shaft holder.
11. Apply engine oil to the threads at the 8 mm bolts
(AI.
6x 1.0 mm
12N·m
11.2 kgf·m, 8.7Ibf·ltl
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t..~/
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A
~ ~8X1.25mm
27N·m
rr
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12.8 kgf·m,
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. , 201bl·ltl
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12. Install the upper balancer shalt holder IBI and
baffle plate ICI.
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