Harmonic thread - 1992 Honda Accord

We are assuming that you are talking about take off the harmonic balancer, you need to know that probably allow 2 hours in case you run into any issues. The only special tool you're going to need is a crankshaft holding tool, usually parts stores like autozone have them available for rent, which will hold the crankshaft pulley so you can loosen the crankshaft bolt and remove the pulley (it's not really a balancer on a Honda)

There's a special tool that holds the crank pulley while loosening the bolt. I use a 3/4 inch impact gun which has more torque when I can't loosen it with the 1/2 inch impact gun. Another option is to use a 1/2 inch breaker bar with a pipe over the bar to act as a cheater, and if that doesn't work you can try setting it against the frame or ground while tapping the ignition. If doing so be sure to disable the coil so it won't start of course.

You first need to lift the car off the ground like your changing the tire(get it on a cherry picker if you can for easier access). Take the tire off, loosen the tensioner on the alternator, and get the belt off. Take a 11/16"ths shallow 1/2" socket and a 14" or larger steel pipe for torque because this bolt is very very tight and can easily break your tool. There are a few impact guns to take it off.

According to my manual you can push a large screw driver in a hole near where the speedo cable connects to the gear box to lock the flywheel. I found I had to remove a small bolt to get the hole large enough to fit the screw driver in. A small piece of casing broke and it became very easy to lock the flywheel. The bolt came undone with a socket and a 30 in bar. I don't think the missing casing is going to make any difference.




Fig. 10: On all engines except VTEC, the belt adjuster arm must be locked in place using one of the lower cover mounting bolts



Fig. 13: The balancer shaft must be held in position during timing belt installation

Good luck and hope this helps.