Counter
Remove right front wheel (passenger side) Remove plastic shield behind (3 bolts) Loosen alternator and remove belt (loosen lower through bolt, loosen upper through bolt, turn tightening bolt on firewall side counter-clockwise to loosen belt) Loosen power steering pump and remove belt. Remove crankshaft pulley bolt in center (probably need a breaker bar, prevent crank from spinning by putting a screwdriver in flywheel teeth at transmission end) Use pulley removal tool to pull pulley off straight (http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Crankshaft-Pulley-Removal-Tool-Set-13pc-Sealey-PS997) installation reverse. (note key-way in pulley and key on crank)
most crankshaft pulleys have a left hand thread. this means it turns opposite direction or clockwise to remove
if you start engine and look under hood you will see what direction the engine runs by looking at the fan and pulley wheels
In middle of crankshaft pulley
The Crankshaft Position Sensor senses it's position from a toothed timing ring behind the Crankshaft pulley. The CKP is above and to the left of the crankshaft pulley.
Two Words------IMPACT WRENCH
No. Counter clockwise to loosen. It is very tight.
Counter clockwise to remove.
It is right hand thread. Turn counter clockwise to loosen.
Counter clockwise
Left hand threads clockwise to loosen
The crankshaft spins counter-clockwise on a 1997 Honda. To remove the bolt for the main pulley spin the bolt clockwise.
Counter Clockwise
It comes off like a normal bolt, counter clockwise. You will need to rent a special tool to hold the crank pulley still while you loosen the bolt. It is on very tight.
The idler pulley is attached by a 14mm hex head bolt. Although the pulley turns counter-clockwise, suggesting that the bolt might be left-handed threads, it is in fact right-handed. A 1/2" drive ratchet with a 14mm socket will loosen the bolt if turned in a counter-clockwise direction. Be sure and loosen the belt tensioner, located below the alternator, and loosen but not remove the other alternator bolts, prior to removing the idler pulley.
clockwise
Tensioner pulley below the alternator. Should be a 14 or 15mm socket and turn counter-clockwise.