> > For those that have done this work personally, was the lower timing cover a
> > real pain to remove or was there some anomaly with my engine? I really
> > struggled to get it off after removing all the screws. Eventually I lost it
> > and just forced it out from the bottom...partially cracking it. There just
> > doesn't seem to be enough clearance.
> Had the same problem with the '96 Odyssey (which is built on the Accord
> chassis). The secret there was to remove the brace that runs from the front
> of the frame to the suspension across that space. It was not in the Helms
> manual. I found out you have to remove it from an accommodating Honda
> dealer. Hondas are far and away the most difficult vehicles to change
> timing belts on that I have encountered.

i've never pulled the radius rod out. those timing belts shouldn't
take more than an hour if you know what you are doing.
try a DOHC dodge stealth sometime.
the timing cover comes right out if you move it just the right way
Chip