Very good engine. Porsche kinda made a similar mistake using sealed bearings in transmissions. Could have been prevented by not neglecting what bearings need? Like lack of oil or to much water where bearings live?
In a cruel world one would think that they do it on purpose, the important thing is that the car is okay during the guarantee time… Or it might be incompetence…
The balance shaft is merely a counterweight to the imbalance inherent in a 60 degree V8. My thoughts are the minor scrapes on this balance shaft are not a big deal and probably would be ok to reuse. That said, at the dealers when I would do this repair, I was always given a new balance shaft and if I were to do this repair on my own V8, I would probably prefer a new one just because I’m a little OCD like that.
@@ghostwrench2292 I don’t remember if it was this shaft that had been riding around in the bearing damaging the axel, it might have been another one, but I would say the sooner you realize that the bearing is done for the more probable that the shaft is not worn down to a point where you would have to replace it. But thats only my take on it, and its not that expensive…
Could you just do a balance shaft delete so that you don’t have to worry about this problem again?
Great work 👍🏼
Awesome video, keep it up!
Very good engine. Porsche kinda made a similar mistake using sealed bearings in transmissions. Could have been prevented by not neglecting what bearings need? Like lack of oil or to much water where bearings live?
In a cruel world one would think that they do it on purpose, the important thing is that the car is okay during the guarantee time…
Or it might be incompetence…
I've really wanted to do this to mine
Hello! What happen if you only replace the bad bearings but not the balance shaft?
Depends if the shaft has been damaged, mine was, otherwise you would probably not have to replace it.
The balance shaft is merely a counterweight to the imbalance inherent in a 60 degree V8. My thoughts are the minor scrapes on this balance shaft are not a big deal and probably would be ok to reuse. That said, at the dealers when I would do this repair, I was always given a new balance shaft and if I were to do this repair on my own V8, I would probably prefer a new one just because I’m a little OCD like that.
@@ghostwrench2292 I don’t remember if it was this shaft that had been riding around in the bearing damaging the axel, it might have been another one, but I would say the sooner you realize that the bearing is done for the more probable that the shaft is not worn down to a point where you would have to replace it. But thats only my take on it, and its not that expensive…
Hi. A bearing equivalent please? I realized that there are at least 2 types
3:36? -> , is that what you mean?
@@Stafilafi yes