balance shaft
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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For your mechanic’s future reference, the fuel pump is now inside the crankcase, being driven by the engine balance shaft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The new motor features a balance shaft so effective that engineers admitted to putting a little vibration back in so it would feel “like a Harley.”
From New York Times ● May 31, 2021
They added a balance shaft and widened the crankcase to stiffen the engine’s structure, for example.
From Forbes ● Dec. 30, 2014
Metaldyne makes metal-formed components and assemblies for powertrain applications, including engine connecting rods, transmission valve bodies and balance shaft modules.
From Reuters ● Dec. 19, 2012
He reached the balance shaft without having seen a man, and climbed swiftly to the upper level.
From The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy by Edward Dyson
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