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Originally Posted by ajgross
Balance gears are bad actually. They were a bad design by kohler. They wear and get sloppy and the next thing you know, you'll be mowing and pass them in your yard as they get ejected through the block. Most people leave them out when the engine is rebuilt.
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aj,
Could you elaborate a little more on the balance gears? I have a K301 that I rebuilt last summer and I still have the balance gears in it. It does vibrate more than I think it should. I call it my "little harley" because I am constantly tightening bolts back down throughout the entire tractor because of the shakes. Would removing them help? Hurt? Why a bad design? Just asking because I will also be doing a 14 hp soon.
Don't mean to hijack the thread here but I find this interesting and it is the first I have ever heard this.
Thanks,
Jeff