Intake Side Balance Shaft, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Remove the coolant pump toothed belt. Refer to COOLANT PUMP TOOTHED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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

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

-- Remove the camshaft timing chain and balance shaft drive chain. Refer to CAMSHAFT TIMING CHAIN, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolt -2-.

Fig 1: Identifying Drive Wheel And Bolt

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NOTE:

The drive gear bolt has a left-hand thread.

-- Remove the drive wheel -1- for the coolant pump toothed belt.

-- Remove the intermediate shaft sprocket -1-.

Fig 2: Identifying Intermediate Shaft Sprocket

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-- Remove the bolt -2- for the intake side balance shaft and remove the balance shaft.

Fig 3: Identifying Intake Camshaft Balance Shaft

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