balance shaft stuff.

[Silent2g]

i was looking at a motor im rebuilding for a friend of mine, he is doing the BS eliminator deal.

got to thinking. the second shaft. the one that is not directly related to the oil pump itself. on the back side of the motor. it really doesn't do anything does it? other then spinning that shaft.

my thinking is this. WHY put the balance belt back on? it doesn't connect to the pump gear itself, just the crank shaft.

anyone see some sort of logic here?

 

[salTy]

You will want to replace the rear shaft (fits in oil pump) with the short "stubby" one before pulling the belt. You will have excessive vibration with only the belt off (front shaft disabled).

In other words yes you can pull the BS belt if you have replaced the rear shaft. That second shaft you are speaking of (front shaft) without getting into detail counters the rear shaft thus keeping engine vibration down. Happy Hacksawing.

 

[PHANTOM TSi]

buy a kit to remove it, it's like 40 bucks

 

[Silent2g]

im not really in the mood to spend 10 hours doing a t-belt and BS eliminator kit.

i know its not a easy task while its out of the car, i don't even want to think about doing it while its in the car.

did some more thinking

why not just drop the pan. sawzall the shafts out {leaving a bit for the "stub" shafts and going about my merry way.

im not completely stupid, just thinking of new ways to do things that might work.

 

[salTy]

Originally posted by Silent2g
why not just drop the pan. sawzall the shafts out {leaving a bit for the "stub" shafts and going about my merry way.

Sure can, You can just leave the front one in if the engine is still in the car (unless you really want a PITA). You will want to reverse the bearings on the front shaft and retain the sprocket and spacer, blocking the oil feeds and securing the front shaft so it doesn't fall out. Have you checked out the Vfaq on this, it can illustrate it a little better for ya.