I just bought a 92 Accord w/ F22 engine and am going to change both timing and balance shaft belts in the near future. Per the Honda manual a pin to lock the rear balance shaft in place is needed to properly install belt.

The front balance shaft pulley has a timing mark to align but there is no mark on the rear shaft pulley...

My question is....do you really need that locking pin to do the job, or can you turn to TDC and mark the rear pulley with your own alignment mark before removing the belt (like the front pulley) and forget the pin tool?

Have considerable mechanical experience but none on a Honda F22....just wanted to run it by a few people on this board for opinions.

Thanks,
Ike