Carrier Assembly Replacement
PROCEDURE1. Remove the Timing Belt Cover and Timing Belt. To repair balance shafts carrier assembly.
2. Remove chain cover, guide and tensioner. Also see Carrier Assembly Removal for service procedures requiring only temporary relocation or assembly.
3. Remove gear cover retaining stud (double ended to also retain chain guide). Remove cover and balance shaft gears.
4. Remove balance shaft gear and chain sprocket retaining screws and crankshaft chain sprocket. Remove chain and sprocket assembly. Using two wide pry bars, work the sprocket back and forth until it is off the shaft.
5. Remove carrier gear cover and balance shafts.
6. Remove four carrier to crankcase attaching bolts to separate carrier from engine bedplate.
NOTE: The following components will remain intact during carrier removal. Gear cover, gears, balance shafts and the rear cover.
CARRIER
1. Remove chain cover and driven balance shaft chain sprocket screw.
2. Loosen tensioner pivot and adjusting screws, move driven balance shaft inboard through driven chain sprocket. Sprocket will hang in lower chain loop.
3. Remove carrier to crankcase attaching bolts to remove carrier.