"Frank van Hoof" <thehoofies@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> My Haynes manual says to turn the bolt on the end of the crankshaft to do
a
> valve adjustment. However, there is only maybe 3/4" of clearance (if
that)
> between the bolt and the wall of the car, and the pulley gets in the way.
> There's no way you can get a ratchet and socket in there, and can't see
> getting a box end wrench in, unless it's an offset one, with a bent handle
> or something.
>
> Anybody out there in Honda DIY land got an answer for me? What tool
needed
> for the job??
>
I use the camshaft bolt. Remove the spark plugs first. Or, if you have a
manual trans, you can put it in 5th gear and push the car forward.

Spudston