Thread: Connecting rod slap or knocking?

That sounds like a rocker or a lifter not working. A lifter failing would give that sound I believe.

Edit - Just saw the above posts on page two.

You sound the the Russian dude in Russia firing the guns (or at least the commentary sounds like it ) .

That's a first where I've seen the balance shaft go bad.

did you say look at this nice big cam, and grab the balance'r shaft?

your cam is under the lifters and has lobes on it and makes the valves move, that shaft you grabbed has none of that.

i do believe that the front timing cover needs to come of if you want to delete the balance shaft or replace the bearings for it.