Installing Balance Shaft Drive Wheel

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A new balance shaft bracing wheel comes with an assembly aid, which is used instead of the special tool > T40362 - Locking tool .

Insert special tool > T40362 - Locking tool as far as it will go into the cut-out on the balance shaft bracing wheel and turn it 180° clockwise to lock the backlash compensation.
Push balance shaft bracing wheel onto the balance shaft and check the double toothing -1- for the balance shaft while doing this.

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Double toothing for balance shaft bracing wheel
Fit balance shaft bracing wheel -1- .
1. 3.1 Push balance shaft bracing wheel -1- completely onto the balance shaft and check the markings.
  1. 3.1.1 The marking -A - on the crankshaft (dot ) must be between the two markings -B - on the balance shaft bracing wheel -1- (dashes ).
2. 3.2 Turn special tool > T40362 - Locking tool 180° anti-clockwise and pull it out of the balance shaft bracing wheel (or remove the assembly aid on new bracing wheels).
3. 3.3 Fit new screw -2- and tighten to > Initial tightening 40 Nm (30 ftlb.) and > Torque angle + 45° . Counter the crankshaft at the previously fitted special tool > T40049 - Special wrench at the same time.

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Markings on balance shaft bracing wheel