Balance Shaft, Removing And Installing: Removing

• Engine removed. Refer to ENGINE, REMOVING .
• Engine and electro-drive drive motor separated. Refer to ENGINE AND ELECTRO-DRIVE DRIVE MOTOR WITH TRANSMISSION, SEPARATING AND CONNECTING .

-- Remove the belt pulley side sealing flange. Refer to SEALING FLANGE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, BELT PULLEY SIDE .

-- Remove the lower timing chain cover. Refer to LOWER TIMING CHAIN COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the power take-off drive chain. Refer to DRIVE CHAIN BALANCE SHAFT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Secure the rear balance weight -1- to the engine using the Locating Pins:T40116  .

Fig 1: Balance Weight -1-

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-- Remove the bolt -2- and remove the balance weight from the balance shaft.

-- Remove the bolt -2- while counter holding the balance weight using the drift and remove the balance weight -1- from balance shaft at the front of the engine.

Fig 2: Balance Shaft, Balance Weight -1- And Bolt -2-

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the balance shaft and bearing end bracket at the rear of the engine.

-- Remove the balance shaft back out of the cylinder block.

Fig 3: Identifying Bearing End Bracket Bolts

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