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Retrieved the car on my car dolly today and checked it out in my garage.

Took the drivers side wheel off and when I attempted to take the bolt off

that holds the main bottom pulley in place found it to be so "loose" I could

remove it with my fingers! Took off the pulley and found the key had been

sheared, keyway damaged and bored hole in pulley damage. Could this have

been an assembly issue??? Maybe an incorrect torque setting?? Looks as the

bolt came loose over a period of x amount of time causing the pulley to

strip the key and inside bore. Hmmmmmmmmm.........Honda will here about this

Monday and perhaps should pay for my new pulley , key, and 2 belts!!!!

"Lori" <ldalton@idirect.com> wrote in message
news:vn9s77h28mg81c@corp.supernews.com...
> While driving on the highway, I lost my power steering , alternator,
> etc. Pulled over in a safe place, popped the hood and the belts are off
to
> the side NOT BROKEN - I checkout the alternator, looking for a seized
pulley
> etc then finally discovered my bottom pulley very loose and wobbley -
looks
> like the belts had come off because the waterpump bearing crapped out!
Looks
> like I'll be having fun fixing this one tomorrow!
>
> John
> 1999 Honda Accord LX 2.3 VTEC
>
>

"Lori" <ldalton@idirect.com> wrote in message
news:vnbrnaoq5rg85b@corp.supernews.com...
> Retrieved the car on my car dolly today and checked it out in my garage.
>
> Took the drivers side wheel off and when I attempted to take the bolt off
>
> that holds the main bottom pulley in place found it to be so "loose" I
could
>
> remove it with my fingers! Took off the pulley and found the key had been
>
> sheared, keyway damaged and bored hole in pulley damage. Could this have
>
> been an assembly issue??? Maybe an incorrect torque setting?? Looks as the
>
> bolt came loose over a period of x amount of time causing the pulley to
>
> strip the key and inside bore. Hmmmmmmmmm.........Honda will here about
this
>
> Monday and perhaps should pay for my new pulley , key, and 2 belts!!!!

good luck. has anyone done any work to the car since 99? new timing belt?

Honda Canada won't warranty the harmonic balancer/main pulley coming
loose....I've heard bad things about theircustomer service..........hmmm
..maybe a big bold sign on my car "LEMON" will help.... parked in front of
the dealership!

"Lori" <ldalton@idirect.com> wrote in message
news:vnbrnaoq5rg85b@corp.supernews.com...
> Retrieved the car on my car dolly today and checked it out in my garage.
>
> Took the drivers side wheel off and when I attempted to take the bolt off
>
> that holds the main bottom pulley in place found it to be so "loose" I
could
>
> remove it with my fingers! Took off the pulley and found the key had been
>
> sheared, keyway damaged and bored hole in pulley damage. Could this have
>
> been an assembly issue??? Maybe an incorrect torque setting?? Looks as the
>
> bolt came loose over a period of x amount of time causing the pulley to
>
> strip the key and inside bore. Hmmmmmmmmm.........Honda will here about
this
>
> Monday and perhaps should pay for my new pulley , key, and 2 belts!!!!
>
> "Lori" <ldalton@idirect.com> wrote in message
> news:vn9s77h28mg81c@corp.supernews.com...
> > While driving on the highway, I lost my power steering , alternator,
> > etc. Pulled over in a safe place, popped the hood and the belts are
off
> to
> > the side NOT BROKEN - I checkout the alternator, looking for a seized
> pulley
> > etc then finally discovered my bottom pulley very loose and wobbley -
> looks
> > like the belts had come off because the waterpump bearing crapped out!
> Looks
> > like I'll be having fun fixing this one tomorrow!
> >
> > John
> > 1999 Honda Accord LX 2.3 VTEC
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

Honda Canada won't warranty the harmonic balancer/main pulley coming
loose....I've heard bad things about theircustomer service..........hmmm
..maybe a big bold sign on my car "LEMON" will help.... parked in front of
the dealership!

"Lori" <ldalton@idirect.com> wrote in message
news:vnbrnaoq5rg85b@corp.supernews.com...
> Retrieved the car on my car dolly today and checked it out in my garage.
>
> Took the drivers side wheel off and when I attempted to take the bolt off
>
> that holds the main bottom pulley in place found it to be so "loose" I
could
>
> remove it with my fingers! Took off the pulley and found the key had been
>
> sheared, keyway damaged and bored hole in pulley damage. Could this have
>
> been an assembly issue??? Maybe an incorrect torque setting?? Looks as the
>
> bolt came loose over a period of x amount of time causing the pulley to
>
> strip the key and inside bore. Hmmmmmmmmm.........Honda will here about
this
>
> Monday and perhaps should pay for my new pulley , key, and 2 belts!!!!
>
> "Lori" <ldalton@idirect.com> wrote in message
> news:vn9s77h28mg81c@corp.supernews.com...
> > While driving on the highway, I lost my power steering , alternator,
> > etc. Pulled over in a safe place, popped the hood and the belts are
off
> to
> > the side NOT BROKEN - I checkout the alternator, looking for a seized
> pulley
> > etc then finally discovered my bottom pulley very loose and wobbley -
> looks
> > like the belts had come off because the waterpump bearing crapped out!
> Looks
> > like I'll be having fun fixing this one tomorrow!
> >
> > John
> > 1999 Honda Accord LX 2.3 VTEC
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

I say go for it! But go over the dealer's head to Honda of Canada and then
to your Attorney General's Office of Consumer Affairs. I'll bet they can
help you.

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 20:15:26 -0400, "Lori" <ldalton@idirect.com> wrote:

>Honda Canada won't warranty the harmonic balancer/main pulley coming
>loose....I've heard bad things about theircustomer service..........hmmm
>.maybe a big bold sign on my car "LEMON" will help.... parked in front of
>the dealership!

Depending on when you bought it, it could be as old as 5 years and you make
no mention of mileage, service performed, by whom or if you are the
original owner. It *is* possible that "lemon" is not likely to apply here.
As someone else suggested, if the timing belt has been changed the torquing
error could have been then; if the valve clearance had ever been checked,
Honda *does* suggest, in service manuals, checking the torque on the pulley
bolt after using it to turn the engine over.

>"Lori" <ldalton@idirect.com> wrote in message
>news:vnbrnaoq5rg85b@corp.supernews.com...
>> Retrieved the car on my car dolly today and checked it out in my garage.
>>
>> Took the drivers side wheel off and when I attempted to take the bolt off
>>
>> that holds the main bottom pulley in place found it to be so "loose" I
>could
>>
>> remove it with my fingers! Took off the pulley and found the key had been
>>
>> sheared, keyway damaged and bored hole in pulley damage. Could this have
>>
>> been an assembly issue??? Maybe an incorrect torque setting?? Looks as the
>>
>> bolt came loose over a period of x amount of time causing the pulley to
>>
>> strip the key and inside bore. Hmmmmmmmmm.........Honda will here about
>this
>>
>> Monday and perhaps should pay for my new pulley , key, and 2 belts!!!!
>>
>> "Lori" <ldalton@idirect.com> wrote in message
>> news:vn9s77h28mg81c@corp.supernews.com...
>> > While driving on the highway, I lost my power steering , alternator,
>> > etc. Pulled over in a safe place, popped the hood and the belts are
>off
>> to
>> > the side NOT BROKEN - I checkout the alternator, looking for a seized
>> pulley
>> > etc then finally discovered my bottom pulley very loose and wobbley -
>> looks
>> > like the belts had come off because the waterpump bearing crapped out!
>> Looks
>> > like I'll be having fun fixing this one tomorrow!
>> >
>> > John
>> > 1999 Honda Accord LX 2.3 VTEC

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