timing belt
 

hi everyone right im changing the timing belt on a 91 honda civic dx so far it was easy but heres the catch i cant seem to get the crank pulley off . man i cant even get the stinking bolt loose does anyone have any tips on getting that bolt loose and just to help me out which direction does the bolt loosen . i know the engine spins counterclockwise so that leads me to beliieve that the bolt loosens clockwise . i just wanna know how to remove the bolt without spinning the engine

RE: timing belt
 

theres a special tool for that - ask your local garages if you can rent that tool from them or may be buy it at local Autoparts stores.

RE: timing belt
 

what is a timing belt, i'm kinda new.

RE: timing belt
 

A timing belt rotates your cam gear...your cam gear is connected to you camshaft. It's called a timing belt, because the position of your cam gear effects the timing of your camshaft.

www.howstuffworks.com check out that site...it'll teach you more about engines.

RE: timing belt
 

Do you think that replacing the timing belt would be a good investment? Would a new cam shaft be better? How hard would it be for an 87 accord with like 130K miles?

RE: timing belt
 

Replacing the belts is part of the maintenance of the car...items that wear need changed everynow and then. Replacing a camshaft is often a performance mod, rather than a maintenance. Camshafts are solid and grinded down to the profile (or shapes) that it takes. So for maintenance don't worry about the cam.

RE: timing belt
 

Hey 6thGen, thats a good site for the answers..
Thanks for putting it in there for all to see...

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