On 11/4/03 6:29 PM, in article
5ddcea74.0311041629.4f42de0@posting.google.com, "Chip Stein"
<chip@chipanddebby.com> wrote:

>>> 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

Total BS if you are talking about the Odyssey. You are welcome to come
demonstrate on mine how you can change it in an hour any time you want. How
about a wager to make it interesting?