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Old 11-05-2011, 09:52 PM
Eskimo Eskimo is offline
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Originally Posted by MS Fowler View Post
The Honda was frustrating from the beginning. I couldn't brake the crank nut loose. I tried a 1/2" dr Air Impact, 1/2" dr electric impact, and even rented a 3/4" dr electric impact. Nothing touched it. No real way to get a breaker bar and cheater on it, and no way for one guy working alone to hold the pulley from turning while breaking loose the nut. I even tried a porta-power wedge under the pulley to keep it from turning--with no success.
Have you done any research looking for DIY tips for the timing belt job?

Just a brief session of Googling turned up a couple of DIY procedures, both of which emphasized that the crank bolt removal was a bit of a job, even when using a specialty tool to keep the pulley from turning. They gave the impression that it might be nigh impossible to do it without such a tool.
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