Is there a Honda Accord Doctor in the house?

[St. Lou Stu]

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After a quick look, that car has a belt, not a chain.

Originally Posted by Zoomschwortz

QUESTION:
Do these tensioners have provision for a hold down bolt that can be tightened after collapsing the tensioner to aid in removal of the timing chain?

I am thinking/hoping that the missing bolt wasn't supposed to be there and when he installed the new bolt, it locked the tensioner so it could no longer take up the slack in the timing chain when the engine is running.

Thanks in advance.
Ken

To answer the question. they do have that provision, and the factory actually uses it during assembly. That is why the mechanic may have thought a bolt was missing. Because the tensioner will bear a witness mark from the bolt that was temporarily used during assembly. Is that what you were after? Yes, that bolt will keep the tensioner from doing its job.

[Zoomschwortz]

Originally Posted by St. Lou Stu

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After a quick look, that car has a belt, not a chain.

Thanks, I'll send it.

That's why I hate not having a manual. He said he had the chain changed, so I've been worried it would cause the problems that happen on a Toyota 22RE when it wears through the cover.

Looks like I'll be tearing into the engine to remove the bolt and then hope everything is okay.

Hope the belt didn't slip. It runs good, so my guess is it didn't slip.

Thanks again.
Ken

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by Zoomschwortz

Thanks, I'll send it.

That's why I hate not having a manual. He said he had the chain changed, so I've been worried it would cause the problems that happen on a Toyota 22RE when it wears through the cover.

Looks like I'll be tearing into the engine to remove the bolt and then hope everything is okay.

Thanks again.
Ken

You should go through the whole belt timing and tension setting procedures just like you replaced the belt. The belt may have skipped a cog due to the lack of tension if it was driven much at all. in the mean time DO NOT DRIVE IT.
Hopefully no damage was done.
Give the bolt back to dude.

[Blindjimme]

Ken,

Go to manualspace.com They have a free download. Now I didn't open it to see how detailed it is, but maybe it will help.

JB

Edit: Here ya go
http://manualspace.com/honda-accord-...ice-manual.htm