Balancer Shaft Bearing Clearance

Clean balancer shaft bearings, balancer shaft journals and bearing sections of both balancer shaft cover and oil pump housing.
Install balancer shafts to oil pump housing.
Place a piece of gauging plastic (1) on the full width of each balancer shaft journal as shown in figure.

Fig 1: Placing Piece Of Gauging Plastic On Full Width Of Each Balancer Shaft Journal
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Install balancer shaft bearings and balancer shaft cover. Refer to Balancer Shaft Removal and Installation
Remove balancer shaft cover and measure each gauging plastic (1) width at its widest point using scale (2) on gauging plastic envelope.
Balancer shaft bearing clearance

Standard: 0.030 - 0.072 mm (0.0012 - 0.0028 in.)

Fig 2: Measuring Gauging Plastic Width At Widest Point With Scale
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If measured clearance is out of standard, replace balancer shaft bearings with new ones and recheck balancer shaft bearing clearance.
If measured clearance with new bearings is still out of standard, replace corresponding balancer shaft