Jensenman said: Quad 4's (yeah I know it's a chain!) have a special tool which is a pin set on a cable, you turn the various gears till the holes in the gears line up with the holes in the rear timing cover, stick the pins in the holes and then install the chain.
Yuh huh. In case the special tool is unavailable, you can just find a couple of bolts that fit the holes.
Jensenman wrote: curtis73, some engines actually are done that way. Honda H22? (Accord 4 bangers) have a plug on the back of the engine which you remove before taking the belt off; you line up all the marks then stick a screwdriver or?? through the hole, this keeps the balance shaft from turning when you take the belt off.
Oyvay... don't get me started on those :) The cam has two timing marks that are pretty easy to see. The front balancer shaft has a timing mark that is not only impossible to see for lining up, but its also spaced out about 4-5" from the mark on the block. Even if you could fit your head down in that 1" space, lining it up is pretty tough. Then the rear balancer shaft you speak of... it calls for a 6.2mm bolt that is exactly 74mm long.... which of course you don't really need, but who on earth makes a 6.2mm bolt that is 74mm long???? Then, if you play around with it, you realize that there are three positions on the balancer that actually have a hole that lines up with that bolt.... leaving the assembler totally clueless as to which one is the right one. What is so ironic is that the front balancer (which you can't see) has a timing mark. The rear balancer (which is in plain sight) requires that you remove a plug from the block and insert a 6.2mm x 74mm bolt to line it up. Where is the logic in that?
Then to add insult to injury, the tensioner nut that you use to lock down the double pulleys is also one of the nuts that holds the timing cover on. The tensioner sequence is like a treasure map; turn 2 teeth forward, back the nut off 1 turn, verify tensioner motion, then tighten the little bolt that is neatly hidden behind the cover, then turn two revs, replace the cover, and tighten the tensioner nut.... Grrr.
Give me a chevy. Line up two dots, put the cover on, drive it. 
Lovely engineering.
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