On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 05:07:35 GMT, "Mustangbrad" <jojo@dancer.com>
wrote:

>Are these belts a simple job or are they a nasty biatch. I've heard it's a
>four hour job, if you just slip the belts off and on can you screw it up?

I've never done an Accord but I changed my own on a CRX.
The two main problems are the bolt which holds the crankshaft pulley
on, see http://members.rogers.com/john-ings/faq.html#crankbolt
and as you note, the fact that the bodywork is wrapped so closely
around the engine.

I found that two pair of hands was necessary to persuade the new belt
to go on, one pair from above and the other from beneath.

> I have worked on cars my whole
>life, just never a setup with balance shafts and zero clearance.

I know what you mean. My first three Jaguars had lots of room to get
at things. Then a fellah asked me to fix the starter motor on his
XK-E. With the car on a pit, extending my arm through assorted
bodywork I was just barely able to touch the end of the starter!
Turns out you have to pull the engine to actually get at it.