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#11 (**permalink**) 10 May 2007, 08:21 am

Eric wrote:
> nerdwizard wrote:
>> Changed my own, on my VTech engines, and ALWAYS do the kit of tensioner
>> with belt, plus, water pump, Thermostat, and all belts and hoses.
>>
>> I'll spend about $160.00 for the parts, and got them for two of my most
>
> [snip]
>
>> But, the local Honda dealers charge around $600
>> just to do the tensioner, belt and Water Pump. That includes
>> antifreeze. I trust Courtesy Honda absolutely, if I want to spend the
>> $600 and let them do it.
>>
>> But, I have been a mechanic and also have worked on the line, since 1964
>> (20+years in the USAF). So, I already have both; the tools, and the
>> 'feel' for working on machines.
>>
>> I use genuine antifreeze and cut it myself. All A/F is supposed to meet
>> Federal specifications, and be interchangeable. Never had a problem
>> with Prestone or any other I have mixed. The only fluid I DO insist to
>> use from Honda is the Power Steering Lubricant!
>>
>> But, I was born in St. Paul, in 1946. Relatives report similar pricing
>> there.
>>
>> The job takes me about 8 hours, with lots of coffee breaks. Biggest
>> part of the work is removing the crank bolt! Honda uses Anaerobic Thread
>> locking compound. You might know it as Lock Tite. The crank bolt is
>> then torqued to about 360 Foot/Pounds of torque.
>
> That's interesting. The factory service manual for my Civic specs 119
> ft-lbs for the torque on the crank pulley bolt. It also states that engine
> oil should be used on the threads. Moreover, in all of the years that I
> worked on Hondas, I've never come across any trace of Loctite on the
> threads.
>
dude, this is usenet. reality is that the bolts are crazy-tight to
remove, but the re-tightening torque is as you say.

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