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OrdnanceMarine · 06-23-2008, 08:14 PM

So we got both sets of pulleys installed Friday evening. I had family coming in to town so I didn't have time to take pictures and help the guys out but if anyone has questions on how to do the install just PM me.

We did the starter trick on both cars and it worked like a champ both times with just the slightest engagement of the starter.

One new thing we discovered is that you *can* install the alternator pulley without taking out the cross member but unless you've got slim hands it's just plain easier and quicker to go ahead and remove the cross member. Of course the best way to do the alternator pulley is to have one of the shell wrenches so you can crack off the nut without even having to pull the alternator off of it's mounts but I wasn't in the "have" when it came to that tool so I just used an offset 7/8" wrench and hit the alternator shaft with a 10MM socket and my air wrench.

Both crank pulleys we did that night didn't slide right on the crank so I ended up aligning them, sliding in the key and then pressing them on using the crank bolt.

It ended up taking about three passes with a Dremel and a grinding bit to remove enough steel off of the Ingalls Stiffy bracket. A bench grinder would make very quick work of this but you could even do it with a fine/medium file which I had to use to clean up the machine work anyway.

Taking our time I think it was about 3 hours of actual working on the cars to get both of them done. Honda definitely did us a favor by using a tensioner pulley versus the manual tension that was applied to the alternator and power steering belts of past Hondas I've worked on. Getting the belt off of this car was as simple as using a 14MM box end wrench and slipping the handle of my jack over for leverage and control.

06-23-2008, 08:14 PM	#177 (permalink)
OrdnanceMarine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Age: 34 Posts: 1,909 David	So we got both sets of pulleys installed Friday evening. I had family coming in to town so I didn't have time to take pictures and help the guys out but if anyone has questions on how to do the install just PM me. We did the starter trick on both cars and it worked like a champ both times with just the slightest engagement of the starter. One new thing we discovered is that you can install the alternator pulley without taking out the cross member but unless you've got slim hands it's just plain easier and quicker to go ahead and remove the cross member. Of course the best way to do the alternator pulley is to have one of the shell wrenches so you can crack off the nut without even having to pull the alternator off of it's mounts but I wasn't in the "have" when it came to that tool so I just used an offset 7/8" wrench and hit the alternator shaft with a 10MM socket and my air wrench. Both crank pulleys we did that night didn't slide right on the crank so I ended up aligning them, sliding in the key and then pressing them on using the crank bolt. It ended up taking about three passes with a Dremel and a grinding bit to remove enough steel off of the Ingalls Stiffy bracket. A bench grinder would make very quick work of this but you could even do it with a fine/medium file which I had to use to clean up the machine work anyway. Taking our time I think it was about 3 hours of actual working on the cars to get both of them done. Honda definitely did us a favor by using a tensioner pulley versus the manual tension that was applied to the alternator and power steering belts of past Hondas I've worked on. Getting the belt off of this car was as simple as using a 14MM box end wrench and slipping the handle of my jack over for leverage and control.