Finally got my timing belt kit also getting my RRM UDP installed will let you guys know how it feels all together!! Unfortunately I don't have the expertize to tackle this task so I brought the car to the shop tonight after work. There going there early tomorrow morning to get started on it and it should be ready around 11am. Cant wait for this to be done so I can take her out for a joyride if there is not to much snow out.. Also going to have to bypass that purge solenoid leak I have that's making my car run ****ty until I can replace the valve.. next week I get my headers/dp to complete my straight pipe exhaust will let you guys know how it sounds cuz right now my flexpipe is coming apart making a nasty raddling noise which is why I got the combo in the first place

 

Yeaah I read your posts about that "little incident" so much for just scratching ur bumper! I don't even know how I would of reacted in a situation like that especially with a roommate!! Hope the car is better then it was before
and Evo X is just a hole other experience in some ways in doesn't even compare to the RA but there's just to much love for this car.

 

well, that sucks about the axle...was it sold as a lancer (not evo) axle?

i know the evo axle design is the same, with the extra inner shaft and bracket, but the splines and diameters are slightly different but the guts of the CV joints are the same, but the parts that fit the axle shaft itself would need to be reused...

i understand why mix and match isn't ideal, but while you have the part already, if you can't return it, it could probably still work for you...rather than spending even more money after the fact...

 

Yeah it did suck but wtv its fixed now and yeah it was advertised as a lancer axle but when I messaged the guy he was really cool about it and sent me my money back and also told me to keep the axle as he had no use for it. +1 on that sale!!

 

can i have it? lol

 

lol ill trade you for the LSD and wanna hear something funny. Got my car from the shop timing belt went really well really happy the timing belt kit provided by rockauto!! So me and my friend Mr. TC went on a little drifting adventure after this was all done and just realized my left cv joint is shot is a lot worse then the other one I had to change!!! Just my luck

 

Yeah I think my driver side cv is shot too, i hear a creaking noise when turning left and today i had this same jumpy engagement 2x today. This is the first this started though, I'm still on my oem factory original axles. I think more money might go into maintenance than I originally planned this year

 

Just to let you know if you hear a clicking sound when your turning left its your right axle that needs to be changed.

 

i thought it's been already discussed(may have been in another thread tho..)
that's really the only bad thing about the RA's is their ability to need maintenance/repair at the worst possible time...and after you fix something something else almost instantly pops up to do...(not counting mods)...?

 

Good to know, but it's not a clicking noise at at, it's like an old truck door deep tone squeak

The timing part sucks but I don't think it's anything out of the ordinary, I mean mine is 8 years old, things break and get worn out.

 

mine's 9...i know what you mean...but it does seem like on theese cars stuff just goes "wrong" more often than other cars it seems to me...

about your noise, is it only when driving..?
or at all times when u turn the wheel?
maybe try putting some engine oil or gear oil in the well the strut top nut is...after i put in my struts it groaned and creacked like a mother......but then i put some oil there and never had any noises again(from that cause at least...well it did take 2 times kuzz i only put just a tiny bit of oil)...make sure to fill the well all the way up and then refill after working it in...(it may leak down the strut and look like u just blew it up, but it's ok...nothing a bit of rain driving wont fix to wash off)
works best if you loosen the nut a bit and turn the wheel lock to lock a few times and bounce it up n down w the nut loosened a bit(make sure to get the oil worked in and thru good) then retighten the nut good and recheck for noise......if it still makes noise, at least u just lubes up your strut mounts and bearing

or maybe we just care more, so things that other people don't care about....we do....too much...lol...so we NEED to fix it(as well as mod it more...lol)

 

if it was an actual lancer axle, i would take it, lol! i'm not sure where the LSD unit will end up...

 

It is a lancer axle just not an RA its for the 4g63

http://oemmitsubishiparts.com/parts/...&siteid=214331

How unlucky can someone be I though it would be fun to see if it would look good painting the valve cover bolts in the front red to match the intake. So I took off the 3 valve cover bolts and of course with my luck the one of the left broke while I was screwing it in its pretty deep in there...

 

while installing or removing?

try to extract it first, but if that fails, drill and tap...careful though, aluminum is very soft...

 

damn bro that happened to me too. i have the whole screw without the screw head stuck in the hole where you screw in your valve cover. it was my fault though because i unscrewed it while the engine was hot stupid me...