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Twin Cam B-Motor Balancer Mods

By William Denish, Photography by William Denish
  • Twin Cam Tig Weld
    4. Shown is the TIG-welded balance shaft drive sprocket on a stock B-motor 4-3/8-inch stroker crank. Charlie checks the crank for true after welding and, if necessary, can service a shifted crank.
    Twin Cam Tig Weld
    4. Shown is the TIG-welded balance shaft drive sprocket on a stock B-motor 4-3/8-inch str
  • Twin Cam Tig Weld
    5. A serviced crankshaft assembly is trued to within .0005 inches when checked at both ends of each mainshaft.
    Twin Cam Tig Weld
    5. A serviced crankshaft assembly is trued to within .0005 inches when checked at both en
  • Twin Cam B Motor
    6. Shown is a JIMS 120ci B-motor. Charlie disassembled the engine's bottom end to lighten the balance shafts. Note the fore and aft counter-balance recesses (red arrows) and ball bearings for the balance shafts (blue arrows). Assembly of the counter-balance system starts by installing the flywheels into the left case Timken bearing.
    Twin Cam B Motor
    6. Shown is a JIMS 120ci B-motor. Charlie disassembled the engine's bottom end to lighten
  • Twin Cam Next Shaft
    7. Next, the balance shafts are installed in the fore and aft ball bearings in the left case (red arrows). The shafts are identical and interchangeable.
    Twin Cam Next Shaft
    7. Next, the balance shafts are installed in the fore and aft ball bearings in the left c
  • Twin Cam Installed Shafts
    8. Now, a triangular balance shaft support is installed on the end of each balance shaft (red arrows). Each support includes a ball bearing that supports the right side of the balance shaft (blue arrows).
    Twin Cam Installed Shafts
    8. Now, a triangular balance shaft support is installed on the end of each balance shaft
  • Twin Cam Chain Guide
    9. The large chain guide support is now installed on the triangular balance shaft supports and secured with six bolts (three per support). The six bolts secure the two balance shafts, two supports, and the chain guide support to the left case.
    Twin Cam Chain Guide
    9. The large chain guide support is now installed on the triangular balance shaft support
By William Denish
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