SOLUTION outlined:
I have around 222,000 miles on my VX and had previously replaced my belt twice with no issues. The 3rd time I recently replaced my belt, I ran into this issue. The FSM / CD have the procedure wrong. Apparently the 3rd time I did it, I deviated (or followed too closely) the instructions about rotating the cam sprockets up to 9 times to get them in the correct position... I found a video on youtube that outlines the correct phasing procedure.

In a nutshell. Line up your crank as indicated. Line up the notch on the passenger cam pulley as indicated, by rotating until the notch "snaps" into place at the 12'oclock position and lines up with the mark on the cyl head. BUT... BUT - the passenger pulley MUST be rotated until it "snaps" into place with the notch at the NINE o'CLOCK position. THEN rotate it an additional 90' clockwise until the notch lines up with the mark on the cylinder head. Now install the belt as indicated and all will be well.

And yes, the job goes MUCH faster the 2nd time through!

Hope this helps!