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how do i remove the balance shaft

copperpacecar

copperpacecar

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rebuilding my motor next month and have been told that this part can go..anyone know how (pics are prefered) to remove this and block the oil passages to it? also is this really advisable?
 


just take off the gear that drives it then let it sit in there, then you do not have to worry about blocking the oil holes.
 
i searched a little harder and did find a writeup on blocking the hole so ill probebly try it but again is it adviseable to remove the balancer? are there any drawbacks?
 
The most correct way to block off the holes and remove the balancer require an engine rebuild. This is because you'd drill and tap the oil holes.

Next best method is to remove the gear (like you'd do for a double roller timing chain) and leave the balancer in place. This essentially stops you from having a balancer bearing issue and removes it from the drive of the cam gear.
 


Bio248 said:
no real reason to remove it.
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That...I disagree with ya jeeves...because its rotating mass...and any sort of rotating mass I'd love to get rid of especially if your building a motor from the ground up or doing a double roller install the right way...in the DSM world they came to to figure that for every pound removed from the rotating assembly you can gain, on average, 2.7 crank HP. And you were the one who wondered why my motor revved so fast...plus...mine is balanced...that might help too.

BillBoost37 said:
The most correct way to block off the holes and remove the balancer require an engine rebuild. This is because you'd drill and tap the oil holes.
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This. When it comes to anything internal I'd rather do it right the first time then half ass it.
 
Also heard of people pressing a cam bearing(think from some kind of oldschool dodge) in there upside down so the oil hole is on the opposite side(wrong side) so it blocks the passage with no drilling and tapping. Don't know if it was these cars but heard that a copper pipe cap can be pressed in as well. If it was me I would either use the bearing or make sure I pinned the plug. Just hate the idea of introducing metal shavings into the oil passages...
 
I've had a lot of guys install double rollers and not rebuild. Therefore it's simply a case of removing the balancer gear. It's no longer rotating mass at that point, it's dead weight. Not ideal, but unless you are rebuilding and flushing everything out...it's the best of the available.

Blue.. my engine revved extremely fast. Balancer was still in place. I reduced weight in the retainers and rockers.
 
And thats^^ what I did on my truck when I replaced the timing chain on it last month. Put a couple hundred miles on it already and no problems and noticed no more vibration than before...
 


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