Escape 2WD L4-2.5L Hybrid (2010)
Balance Shaft: Service and Repair
Balance Shaft Backlash
1. Install the Crankshaft TDC Timing Peg and rotate the crankshaft slowly clockwise until the crankshaft balance weight is up against the Crankshaft
TDC Timing Peg. The engine is now at Top Dead Center (TDC).
2. Mark the balancer unit and shafts on the top for reference that the balancer unit is at TDC.
3. NOTE: Due to the precision interior construction of the balancer unit, it should not be disassembled.
Remove the 4 bolts and the balancer unit.
4. Remove the adjustment shims from the seat faces of the balancer unit.
