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Counterbalance Shafts: Removal

  1. With counterbalance drive chain removed, remove oil pump mounting bolts. Remove bolt holding oil pump driven gear and counterbalance shaft together. Remove oil pump mounting bolts and oil pump. Withdraw counterbalance shaft.
    Fig 1: Counterbalance Drive Chain Align plated links with mating marks.
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    NOTE: If bolt locking oil pump driven gear and counterbalance shaft is hard to loosen, remove oil pump and counterbalance shaft as an assembly.
  2. Remove thrust plate, supporting front of left counterbalance shaft, by threading bolts into plate holes at same time. Withdraw counterbalance shaft from cylinder block.