Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Balancer Installation

• Position the crankshaft at #2, 3 positions TDC or at #1, 4 positions TDC.
• Install the balancer assembly as follows.

Align the punch mark [A] on the weight and the projection [B] on the crankcase.

Engage the balancer gear and the crankshaft gear.

Insert the balancer shaft until it is bottomed.

• Replace the balancer shaft oil seal with a new one.
• Apply grease to the oil seal lips.
• Install the oil seal so that its surface is flush with the end of hole.
• Install: Balancer Shaft Clamp Lever [C]
• Tighten: Torque - Balancer Shaft Clamp Bolt [D]: 9.8 N·m (1.0 kgf·m, 87 in·lb)
• Turn the mark [A] on the balancer shaft to the engine forward [B].
• Check that the lever [C] is in contact with the crankcase.
• Tighten: Torque - Balancer Shaft Clamp Lever Bolt [D]: 25 N·m (2.5 kgf·m, 18 ft·lb)