i recently removed the balance shaft belt, while doing a timing job because i was lazy. funny thing is i cant really tell a difference either way. maybe gave me a little more power at the wheels but really nothing to notice. and no shaking either. i plan to put it back on for the longrun and longevity. just wonderin anyone else remove these?
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How did you take out the shaft from the engine from doing a timing job. As I recall thers a lot more to just pulling them. When you say take them out like the whole assembly or just the belt...Usually people gain upwards ot 8-10hp upon removable and higher oil pressure.
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like the post said i only removed the belt both, shafts are still sitting there. i was in a hurry and it was a bitch to line up one of those pulleys and i wanted to see if i had bent any valves so i just installed timing belt. the trick part was i had to still put the tensioner in the tightened position cuz thats what keeps the timing belt from sliding off the pulleys, had to figure that out the hard way hehe
so if you remove them you can get higher oil pressure?
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...Removing the belt doesnt do shit at all...You have to remove the complete assembly. They have kits for this stuff...For F22A i dunno for H22A they have one...I would put back the belt if they arent fully removed.
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d112crzy did that on his car too. i asked about it but he never answered me. and he answered like 5 other peoples post after that. oh well.
so you just took your balance shaft belt off? the one in front of the timing belt?(its a stupid question but just want to know.)
isnt there a gear down there that needs that belt to rotate?Comment
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the belt connects front and rear balance shafts that run from the crank. Nothing else.
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yea shadow exactly. took the belt off. the one in front the timing belt. i changed my timing belt and the balnce belt had to come off to get access. there is 2 gears not hooked up, the way i understand it. one is the front balance shaft and the other is rear balance shaft. i was told all they do is counter weight so not to much vibration is feltComment
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if i do not feel any vibration under normal driving, is there any reason to put it back on?Originally posted by LinXComment
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if i do not feel any vibration under normal driving, is there any reason to put it back on?Originally posted by LinXComment
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