Newbie question about rear balance shaft postion?

[Roy Horton]

Hey everyone,

My name is Roy and I've got a '92 civic with a '02 H22 swap that I'm working on for a customer and I'm a little stuck on the postion of the rear balance shaft pulley when putting everything back together.

The main resaon I ask is I was under the assumption that it doesn't matter where the pulley is pointed or if it's turned when your assembling it. I got worried when I read this article at post number #11, where "evol90accord" talks about it does matter and that the notch on the gear needs to be pointed to the 5 o'clock position. After hours and hours of searching this is the one and only post I can come up with that even remotely mentions that it does matter.

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?p=263810

I went through and did all the standard replacements ( new water pump, timing belt, and switched to a manuel adjuster) but now I'm stuck and want to make sure I get this back together correctly for him.

If it matters I did bump the gear without the belt on it and without the 6mm bolt in the back, so I don't know if that will cause me any issues.

TIA for any help or insight,

Roy

[F22PwrdInspire]

If you take off the bolt on the backside of the motor that gives you access to touch the rear balance shaft with a phillips head screwdriver, what you need to do is this. Rotate the rear balance shaft until the phillips head screwdriver goes into the hole in the shaft and locks it in place. Once you have your new balance shaft belt on properly you can then remove the screwdriver and reinstall the bolt.

[Roy Horton]

Sounds simple enough, I know this question didn't exactly pertain to your guys year Accord, but that was the best write up on the situation I was in that I could find.

I really appreciate the help!

Roy

[F22PwrdInspire]

No problem, glad I could assist you. If you have anymore questions feel free to send me a PM at anytime.