# Honda Civic Timing Belt **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** civic, honda\ **Created:** [September 1, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-timing-belt/35948 "2009-09-01T15:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sdcivic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@sdcivic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sdcivic)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-timing-belt/35948/1 "2009-09-01T15:35:19Z")
I am replacing a timing belt on my 1988 Honda Civic Wagon. I am not sure how to hold the crank shaft while I remove the bolt on the CS pully. My Hanes manual suggests that I use a screw driver to hold the flywheel while I remove the bolt, however I do not know how to access the flywheel. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-timing-belt/35948/2 "2009-09-01T15:45:16Z")
The Honda crankshaft bolts can be a real bear to remove. Here’s a tool that’s supposed to aide in the removal. [http://www.denlorstools.com/home/dt1/page\_6807/honda\_and\_acura\_timing\_belt\_helpful\_tips.html](http://www.denlorstools.com/home/dt1/page_6807/honda_and_acura_timing_belt_helpful_tips.html) A good impact gun and socket can also remove the bolt. If you don’t want to purchase the tool, and you don’t have a good impact gun, then I would suggest that you drive it to a garage, and ask one of techs if they would take an impact gun and socket and loosen the bolt for you for $20.00. It’ll be the best $20.00 you ever spent for the amount of grief it’ll save ya. Tester ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-timing-belt/35948/3 "2009-09-01T15:46:35Z")
Auto or Manual?? ---
**Author:** ![sdcivic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@sdcivic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sdcivic)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-timing-belt/35948/4 "2009-09-01T15:54:27Z")
it is a manual. ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-timing-belt/35948/5 "2009-09-01T16:11:42Z")
I’ve found that even my 1/2" impact wrench, rated at 550 ft lb, has to take a lunch break when trying to loosen a Honda crankshaft bolt. Get the tool and use a 3 foot, or more, breaker bar. ---
**Author:** ![sdcivic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@sdcivic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sdcivic)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honda-civic-timing-belt/35948/6 "2009-09-02T16:09:33Z")
Tester So here’s how it played out. The tool that was recommended is used for 91 and later model years for the civic. I could not find a tool that was in stock for the earlier models. I ended up using a few bolts to hold the accessory drive wheel and a pipe wrench to hold the drive wheel (see pictures). Then I used a half inch drive socket attached to a 5 foot cheater bar. The nut came free. Feel free to share this info with anyone else who is having troubles with removing the crank nut.