Hortanica
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- Mar 22, 2010
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Gasport,
New_York
A few months ago, and 6k miles ago, my rear balance shaft chewed up a bearing and when i dropped the pan, i noticed bearing material in the pan.
So i replaced the front case, oil pump, and did the BSE with leaving the front shaft and bearings in place. everything was fine, except i had really high oil pressure (~80psi to 100psi from 4000rpms and up). Everything was cleaned in the pan as well, and i cleaned the pickup.
The last couple days ive been taking the engine and tranny apart outside of the car, to redo some stuff and clean up some rust in the bay, and when i took the oil pan off to redo the gasket and drill out the drain for a larger one, i looked down in the engine and saw this just hanging out, wedged under (over?) the front balance shaft:
I took it out, and felt the front balance shaft. There was no play in it at all, and the bearings seemed tight (read: not missing).
So i took that in the house, and looked at it and noticed there were no oil holes in it. like it wasnt the front balance shaft bearing....
My question is, should it have a hole in it for oil if it is the front, and i just got effing lucky with no engine damage (theres been 6k miles put on the car after i did the BSE kit install)
So i replaced the front case, oil pump, and did the BSE with leaving the front shaft and bearings in place. everything was fine, except i had really high oil pressure (~80psi to 100psi from 4000rpms and up). Everything was cleaned in the pan as well, and i cleaned the pickup.
The last couple days ive been taking the engine and tranny apart outside of the car, to redo some stuff and clean up some rust in the bay, and when i took the oil pan off to redo the gasket and drill out the drain for a larger one, i looked down in the engine and saw this just hanging out, wedged under (over?) the front balance shaft:
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I took it out, and felt the front balance shaft. There was no play in it at all, and the bearings seemed tight (read: not missing).
So i took that in the house, and looked at it and noticed there were no oil holes in it. like it wasnt the front balance shaft bearing....
My question is, should it have a hole in it for oil if it is the front, and i just got effing lucky with no engine damage (theres been 6k miles put on the car after i did the BSE kit install)