Balance Shaft Gasket, Replacing, Intake Side

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Seal Installer, Intermediate Shaft:T10356/1

Fig 1: Identifying Seal Installer
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Procedure

Fig 2: Identifying Drive Wheel And Bolt

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-- Remove the coolant pump toothed belt. Refer to COOLANT PUMP TOOTHED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolt -2-.

-- Remove the drive wheel -1- for the coolant pump toothed belt.

-- Firmly press a screwdriver -1- on the seal surface -2- -arrow B-.

Fig 3: Identifying Pry Out Seal Using A Screwdriver

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-- Pry out the seal -arrow A-.

-- Clean the contact and sealing surface.

-- Coat the sealing surface of the balance shaft -2- with transmission fluid.

Fig 4: Balance Shaft And Sealing Surface

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-- Push the shaft seal -1- onto the balance shaft.

"Luftseite" or ("Outside") -arrow- must be readable from the outside.

Fig 5: Identifying Seal Installer Intermediate Shaft

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NOTE:

The drive gear bolt has a left-hand thread.

-- Mount the Seal Installer, Intermediate Shaft:T10353/1 on the shaft seal -1- and then tighten it all the way into the cylinder block with the bolt -2-. Be careful not to tilt the shaft seal when doing this.

-- Install the coolant pump toothed belt. Refer to COOLANT PUMP TOOTHED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Fill the coolant. Refer to Prepare the cooling system for filling: .