2002 HONDA ACCORD – Timing Belt and Balancer Belt Installation

Download Special Tools Required ?Holder Handle 07JAB-001020A ?Holder Attachment, 50 mm, Offset 07MAB-PY3010A ?Socket, 19 mm 07JAA-001020A or a commercially available 19 mm socket NOTE: ?If you are installing the timing belt and the balancer belt, go to step 1. ?If you are installing only the balancer belt, go to step 7. 1. Remove and clean the balancer belt drive pulley. 2. Clean the timing belt pulleys, and the upper and lower timing cover. 3. Set the crankshaft to TDC. Align the dimple (A) on the tooth of the timing belt drive pulley with the pointer (B) on the oil pump. 4. Clean the camshaft pulley and set it to TDC. 5. Install the timing belt in a counterclockwise sequence, starting with the drive pulley. -1 The ”UP” mark (A) on the camshaft pulley should be at the top. -2 Align the TDC grooves (B) on the pulley with the top edge of the head. -1 Drive pulley (A). -2 Tensioner pulley (B). -3 Water pump pulley (C). -4 Camshaft pulley (D). 6. Loosen and retighten the adjusting nut to tension the timing belt. 7. Clean any oil off both faces of the balancer belt drive pulley. 8. Check the lower cover rubber seal for cracks and other damage. NOTE: ?If the rubber seal is coming off, apply liquid gasket to the lower cover and reinstall the rubber seal. Wipe off any liquid gasket that is pressed out. ?When replacing the rubber seal, clean the lower cover groove, cut the repair rubber seal to length, and put the rubber seal into the groove evenly. 9. Install the balancer belt drive pulley and the lower cover. 10. Temporarly install the crankshaft pulley and bolt. 11. Rotate the crankshaft pulley five or six turns counterclockwise to seat the timing belt on the pulleys. 12. Adjust the belt tension. 13. Turn the crankshaft pulley so its TDC mark (A) lines up with the pointer (B). 14. Check the camshaft pulley marks. ?If the camshaft pulley marks are also at TDC, go to step 15. ?If the camshaft pulley marks are not at TDC, remove the timing belt and repeat steps 3, 4 and 5. 15. Remove the crankshaft pulley and the lower cover. 16. Turn the crankshaft to TDC again. 17. Lock the timing belt adjuster arm in place with one of the 6 mm timing cover bolts. 18. Loosen the adjusting nut 2/3-1 turn, and make sure the balancer belt tensioner moves freely. Then push the tensioner up and retighten the adjusting nut.