Im trying to loosen up the timing belt so i can get my head off. I loosened up the adjuster nut, but i cant get any slack off of it. It seems pretty tight. IS there some special way to loosen it up?? thanks... Responses greatly appreciated.

 

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What year/model lude do you have?

 

Car is 93 si, motor is JDM H22 nto to sure on year.

 

Do you know if the JDM H22 had the manual tensioner pulled off the H23, or if it's still running the auto tensioner?

 

since youre gonna have to pull the autotensioner off anyway, go ahead and take it off....

if you cant reach it yet, just try to wiggle it off the gears w/o ruining it...

 

Actually....i will be doing the manual tension conversion as soon as i can get the crank pulley off. But its still auto.

 

Then IIRC just pop out the autotensioner. They're junk anyways. It should give you the slack you need.

 

sorry..but i dont knwo what IIRC stands for.

 

If I Recall Correctly

 

cut the belt....you wont need it will you?

 

two bolts hold the auto tensioner to the block. unbolt it and install it in trashcan.

 

ok...everyone is right, but the thing is you can get to any bolts or any part of the tensioner without takeing OFF the lower timing cover, the one that CANT be taen off without the crank being removed. Thats were my dilemma comes in, i cant get the crank pulley of just yet. My engines on a engine stand and theres no way to get a grip on it and take it off at the same time.

 

get the honda tool that holds the pulley in place while you remove the bolt. you're going to have to get it off to put the belt back on. i thought i heard of another way to get it off, let me search really quick and i'll get back to you...

 

you can make your own tool

 

well...i dont think im that innovative...lol... ok how?