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Operation 1012B40 · Engine crank case bushes and bearings

2.4 20v

Removing

1. Remove the circlips (1a) and (1b) fixing the counter-balance shaft front bearing.

2. Remove the counter-balance shaft (2a), complete with rear bearing (2b), using a suitable drift.

3. Recover the rear plug.

1. Remove the counter-balance shaft front bearing (1a) from the cylinder block using the tools (1b) and (1c).

Position the counter-balance shaft in a vice fitted with protective jaws.

1. Remove the circlip retaining the rear bearing to the counter-balance shaft.

2. Remove the counter-balance shaft rear bearing (2a) using a suitable drift (2b).

Refitting

Position the counter-balance shaft in a vice fitted with protective jaws.

1. Fit the rear bearing (1a) on the counter-balance shaft (1b) using a suitable drift (1c).

Fix the rear bearing on the counter-balance shaft using the cirlip.

1. Fit the counter-balance shaft front bearing (1a) on the crankcase using the tool (1b).

Fix the counter-balance shaft front bearing to the crankcase using the circlip.

1. Fit the counter-balance shaft, complete with rear bearing (1a), in the cylinder block/crankcase using the tool (1b).

Place the counter-balance shaft rear plug back in its housing.