Originally Posted by Ike
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.
Have considerable mechanical experience but none on a Honda F22....just wanted to run it by a few people on this board for opinions.
Wow, this describes me to a T - just acquired a '92 Accord LX with 105K miles on it; unknown service history.
I've done timing belts and water pumps on Civics and Integras, and a couple of Toyotas too (MR2T and Tercel).
What's different about the F22a aside from this locking-the-balance-shafts deal? Do I need to get service manual for this timing belt job (ie is it significantly different than most OHC imports) or is it pretty straight forward?
Also, is the crank pulley bolt on F22 just like Civics/Integras - ie it will take an act of god, or a really stout 1/2" impact at 150 psi (maybe even a 3/4" impact, which I have) to break the crank pulley bolt loose?