Removing Double Drive Gear; Removing Crankshaft And Balancing Shaft - BMW F 650 GS Repair Manual

Removing double drive gear

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Note:
Retaining screw (arrow) must be installed.
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Remove hex nut (1).
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Press chain guide (2) to rear of engine block.
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Pull off double drive gear with timing chain.
Removing crankshaft and bal-
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ancing shaft
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Lever out water-pump drive gear (3) with a
screwdriver.
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Remove needle roller.
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Swivel engine in assembly fixture so that magnet
side is uppermost.
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Remove all fasteners on engine block.
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Remove oil filter and unfasten two fasteners for
engine block in base.
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Swivel assembly fixture so that clutch side is
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uppermost.
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Remove knurled nuts (4).
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Important:
Do not tilt engine housing: this can cause damage
to bearing shell.
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Lift off left half of engine block, tapping the main-
shaft, countershaft and balancing shaft alter-
nately with light blows of a plastic-faced
hammer, so that these remain in the magnet
side.
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Screw knurled nut on to engine support with
spacer.
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Align marks (7) on balancing shaft and crank-
shaft (5) with mark on housing (6).
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