I was taking my valve cover off my dohc zc today to sandblast it when I dropped a valve cover bolt down by the timing belt.

Is the only way to get to the bolt by taking that plastic shield off? thats a pain in the *** though cause you have to take that huge pully bolt off to get the shield off. Any suggestions on an easier way or is that it?

Thanks

 

spend the little time to take it out before a huge catastrophe happens

 

Magnet on a string perhaps?