Honda NSX-T 1998 Manual page 435

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Timing Belt
Installation
Install the timing belt in the reverse order of removal;
Only key points are described here.
NOTE: Clean the middle and lower covers before instal-
lation.
1. Set the timing belt drive pulley so that the No. 1 pis-
ton is at top dead center (TDC). Align the A mark on
the teeth side of the timing belt drive pulley to the
pointer on the oil pump.
POINTER
2. Set the front camshaft pulleys so that the No. 1 pis-
ton is at TDC. Align the TDC marks on the front
exhaust camshaft pulley and front intake camshaft
pulley to the pointer on the back cover.
FRONT INTAKE
CAMSHAFT PULLEY
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MARK
KEY
TIMING BELT
DRIVE PULLEY
Clean.
Pointer on the
back cover.
FRONT EXHAUST
CAMSHAFT PULLEY
TDC MARKS
3. Set the rear camshaft pulleys so that the No. 1 pis-
ton is at TDC. Align the TDC mark on the rear intake
camshaft pulley to the pointer on the back cover.
Align the rear exhaust camshaft pulley one half
tooth clockwise past TDC.
REAR EXHAUST Pointer on the
CAMSHAFT PULLEY back cover.
TDC MARKS
4. Install the timing belt tightly in the sequence shown.
Timing belt drive pulley (crankshaft)
Adjusting pulley
Front intake camshaft pulley
pulley Rear intake camshaft pulley
exhaust camshaft pulley.
NOTE: Make sure the timing belt drive pulley and
camshaft pulleys are at TDC.
5. Tension the timing belt between the pulleys in the
sequence A to E as shown below.
REAR INTAKE
CAMSHAFT PULLEY
Front exhaust camshaft pulley
Water pump
Rear