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Old 05-24-2009, 05:02 PM   #262 (permalink)
Berrnard17
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just FYI for all 08 owners, 09 would prolly be the same but unsure. This is an account of my failures and successes of my pulley install from yesterday.

1. the only way i was able to get the crank pulley off was with a 800 ft/lb inpact gun, with a big commercial compressor currently @ 175 psi in the tank.

2. NST told me in 08 Honda did a revamp with their serpentine belts so the code from NST(06+) is not correct on their site. They told me, just take ur belt off, goto a parts store and ask for one 1/2 inch smaller. well after that was too long and 4 belts later it worked with a belt 2&5/8 inch smaller. 2&1/8 would prolly work but i know that 2&5/8 does work. from autozone it was a 835K6, 83.5" 6 rib

so what should've been a 2 hr job went into the night at 6+ hrs.

hopefully 08 owners wont have the troubles i had with this post.

well with that, im off to
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