Originally Posted by mem94043

Damn you lower timing belt cover!

How the hell does this thing come out? I have the engine mount removed but this cover won't slide up and out, nor out through the bottom of engine compartment.

I am now tempted to remove the Radius Rod [to slide cover out bottom direction] BUT I don't want to screw up my wheel alignment just to remove this stupid cover.

Please tell me Accord gurus... what's the trick to getting this sucker out?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by MAD_MIKE

The A/C unit gets in the way as well as the PS bracket, so those will need to be removed per the instructions given. Also there was a line, for the PS that runs along the inside of the frame rail. You will hit this and not be able to get the cover past the strut rod. What makes this even more frustrating, is while under the car you will most likely be focused on getting the cover past the sprockets and strut rod and not notice the line. There will be three bolts that will need to be removed to allow this line to be nudged out of the way, leave it off until you have the engine mount back on as it gets in the way of installing the cast iron bracket to engine mount. So to reiterate.

Remove front accessories and brackets(except AC bracket can be left, just remove the compressor). Remove that inside the frame line, three 10mm headed bolts. Install the cover from the outside of the strut rod(wheel side) rotate the cover counter clockwise to get it over the strut rod(the hard line will be in the way now if its not moved) and then drop it back down inside the strut rod to rotate it clockwise to line it back up with the engine front. Be careful of the balance shaft tensioner spring. The upper right corner of the cover will catch on this.

Originally Posted by granny racer

then i manuver it around to the back and pull it out from the back of the engine.