"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote
> George Macdonald wrote:
> >
> > I don't think any weight imbalance will bother you but I'd be more
> > concerned that any ragged edge could chew up the belt - keep your eye on
> > it. The other thing is that whatever you were doing around the rim of the
> > pulley, any force there, could have damaged the rubber damping material
> > which is bonded between the pulley rim and hub. It's there to damp out
> > vibrations which can damage crankshaft bearings.
>
> Just so you know, a '91 Civic has a solid pulley. There's no rubber damping
> material as on the Accords of the same year.

Thanks, Kevin, George, and Eric. I'll keep a close eye on the power steering
belt. I'll also consider the interchangeability (esp. diameters) of the current
pulley with other Honda models' 50 mm (or so?) hex socket version. After a lot
of reading on this over the last few months, I know what you're talking about.
I'm seeing tools for my pulley for some $70 or so, while the other pulley holder
tool can be had for under $30.

For posterity--
I'm going to try to fabricate a better tool in the next few days, along the
lines of what Eric has described in the past. I tried the two high grade, fine
thread bolts (with nuts) in the pulley periphery holes and then jamming various
bars/pipes between them in the suspension, like that shown at
http://www.cadvision.com/blanchas/54pontiac/honda.html , but the pulley on the
car pictured there is a little different. I got too much 'play' with the bolt
setup, and so while proceeding slowly things kept slipping at the pulley. (The
web sites's two ten-inch long, 1/2 inch extensions, supported by a jack with a
long breaker bar and then a five-foot pipe extension on the breaker bar, worked
well, though. I should easily get the necessary torque, once I get the pulley
secured.)