weird noise from behind timing cover / front case

[reveal1123]

hey guys.. i was driving home from school when i felt this strange vibration.. it vibrated more as the rpm's went up... so i skimpered off to the side of the road, where i popped the hood while running, and low and behold, i hear this strange clanking noise... i immediatly shut the engine off and tried to check it out... nothing... started it back up again, and the same stuff happened....i dont know what it was... it started after i pulled out of wawa parking lot i think.. .. i lost my wallet, and just found it out, so i was kinda mad, and jerked it out of the spot in reverse.... got on the bypass, and it started vibrating....

got it home and when i removed the timing belt cover, i noticed the front balance shaft belt was torn to shreds. replaced the belt, and started it back up and i got the same sound coming from what sounded like behind the front case.

i then took the valvecover, the oil pan oand the crank case off figuring it was problably balance shaft bearing related. The bearings look absolutly fine and i have now replaced the rear balance with the stub shaft. Im kind of nervous to put it all back together, and im not sure if i fixed the problem or not. I checked for crank play and i have .005"... any suggestions of what else to check??


PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[reveal1123]

anyone have any idea???

 

[blackGSX2g]

So you have a stubby shaft on the rear BS and you are running the front one? That would throw it off balance...Make sure that either both or none of the balance shafts are spinning (stubby shaft counts as no BS)