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From "jamieson":
"I did manage to find a nice way to prevent the pulley from turning. The local hardware store sells a 1 1/2" threaded plumbing adapter with a hex flange on one side of it. With a little bit of filing, the hex flange fits into the 50mm hex depression in the crankshaft pulley. Then I took a pipe wrench and cranked it down on the plumbing adapter threads sticking out of the crankshaft pulley. It works just like the Honda crankshaft pulley holder tool, only costs a lot less."

More detail from "Curly":
"It's not actually called a 2" fitting, but it is 2" across. ANY plumbing shop has them, just get the one with the largest internal thread, since your 19mm deep socket has to fit inside.

"You'll also need a 17 mm _DEEP_ socket for the motor mount. Make sure you have it ahead of time.

"I 'painted' the faces with jumbo marker, then used a bench grinder to grind off about 1/32" off all faces, so it would fit (same tool for first generation Odyssey), BTW.

"I also removed the outside threads, but that was for looks.

"A buddy welded it to the steel bar, then blew the hole thru the bar for
the socket to go thru."

This is simple enough that pretty much anybody with an acetylene torch or MIG welder should be able to stick these parts together for you and cut a hole in the middle of the bar. A muffler shop would be ideal for this. The hole in the middle has to be large enough to allow a socket to pass through.

Below are two photos from "Curly":

A view from the rear:




And one from the front:




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