SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing the balance shaft, exhaust side Removing → Anchor. Installing → Anchor. Consult the equivalence table for tools and equipment according to applicability among Seat / VW / Audi / Skoda → Chapter. Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Extractor -T10394-, see equivalent → Anchor

t  Extractor -T10055A-, see equivalent → Anchor   Note After removal, the intermediate shaft must always be replaced. Removing –  Remove the upper cover of the distribution chain → Chapter. –  Remove the lower cover of the distribution chain → Chapter. –  Remove distribution chain → Chapter. –  Remove the balance shaft chain → Chapter

–  Remove the bolt -1- and remove the balance shaft on the exhaust side.

If the intermediate shaft cannot be removed by hand, then use the extractor -T10394-: –  Fit the shell halves -T10394/1- of the extractor -T10394-.

–  Apply the extractor -T10394- and push the mobile sleeve in -the direction of the arrow-.

–  Insert the extractor -T10055A- in the extractor -T10394- and press out the idler gear. Fitting   Note Due to the reduced play between the idler gear and the cylinder block, the idler gear must be allowed to cool before fitting. Check if the idler gear can be inserted in the cylinder block with ease. If this was not the case, the idler gear must be cooled down before fitting. l  Tightening torque → Chapter

–  Check installation position of tube for balance shaft -arrow-. –  The pin -arrow- must fit in the slot.   Note t  To be able to move the pipe to its end position, these must be pressed together a little. t  Insert the pipe in the cylinder block and bend both halves inwards. –  Leave the new idler rod in the freezer shelf for 30 minutes or use a conventional ice spray. –  Lubricate the balance shaft housing with engine oil. –  Fit the balance shaft, exhaust side.

–  Before tightening bolt -1-, check that the idle drive rests flat on the crankshaft sump.   Note If the idle drive does not rest flat on the crankshaft sump, the pipe for the idle drive must be re-fitted. The remaining installation steps are carried out in the reverse sequence. Note the following: –  Fit the balance shaft chain → Chapter. –  Fitting the distribution chain → Chapter. –  Fit the lower cover of the distribution chain → Chapter. –  Install timing chain cover (top) → Chapter. –  Install Poly V-belt tension device → Chapter. –  Install poly V-belt → Chapter.