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Old 07-26-2011, 11:19 PM
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Default Balance gears on a K341
I know balance gears have been discussed over and over but I have a question. I picked up a 1650 and while trying to get a broken bolt out of the oil pan I discovered all kinds of pieces in the pan. The balance gears have let go but don't seem to have caused any damage. The motor ran strong before I pulled it out with no knocking.
My question is should I remove the remaining pieces or can I leave it alone. Looks like the pin came out but the pieces are pretty broken up.
I really don't want to tear the engine out if I don't have to.

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Old 07-26-2011, 11:28 PM
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I know balance gears have been discussed over and over but I have a question. I picked up a 1650 and while trying to get a broken bolt out of the oil pan I discovered all kinds of pieces in the pan. The balance gears have let go but don't seem to have caused any damage. The motor ran strong before I pulled it out with no knocking.
My question is should I remove the remaining pieces or can I leave it alone. Looks like the pin came out but the pieces are pretty broken up.
I really don't want to tear the engine out if I don't have to.

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Richard take them out! You've got luckey that they didn't come all the way out on you. Make sure you clean that block out good. You don't want any loose metal to be left behind.
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Old 07-26-2011, 11:32 PM
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I agree with Duke, it may be a PITA to tear down the motor, but it would be really bad to see an inspection window appear in the side of the motor due to leaving some bad parts in it.
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Old 07-27-2011, 12:32 AM
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Absolutely !....you dodged a bullet on that one .
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Old 07-27-2011, 07:30 AM
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I knew you guys were going to say that. Yeah I'm not sure I'd sleep at night know I didn't do the job right.

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Old 07-27-2011, 10:36 AM
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I snapped a pic of whats left of the balance gears and there isn't much there
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I'd say you are a lucky guy for not having more serious damage.
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Those are the wrong gears. That is the crank and cam gear. The balance gears will ride on the small crank gear. That portion of the pic is not shown. Maybe the pic got cropped when downloading it.
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Yep wrong gears. Those need to be in there...
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I don't know if it's just the picture, but the rod dipper appears to have a lot of dings in it. If that's the case, you need a new rod.
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