i am ordering my pulley tomorrow!!! i was gonna order springs but those can wait, pulley first!! hey ROb are they in stock?

 

You don't need the type of impact wrench that requires an air compressor and all that. I went to a local auto shop and bought an electric one for $50. Worked like a charm too.

 

^^ thanks....I'ma buy one today;.....I"m so excited

 

went to LOWES home improvement home and got me a Kobalt impact gun, with 12pc sockets.. ran me 100.00 i figured i might as well get one that will last me a while and comes with sockets....hmmm plus 1 year warranty.

 

heres a quick writeup i made mon the mitsubishi forums. hopefully it will help anyone who is new or confused with modding this part as I was.


Hye guys, got my Al crankshaft pulley from RRM.

overall, the mod is very very easy. but me being a newb, I was very hisitent about performing this. sorry for the crap pics, I forgot my digital camera, by the time I figured that out, i had the fornt tire off already, so I used my cellphone camera.

Tools needed:

5/8 box end wrenth
22 mm head for the crankshaft bolt.
oil
jack stand
jack
impact gun ( need a force above 155 lb/ft)
or some strong arms.
a friend ( I found it to be a lot easier with a friend with ya)
screwdriver both kinds

Step 1: Take of the wheel


Step 2: With a flat head screwdriver, pry out the black clips holding the plastic guard on. This will expose the crankshaft.


Step 3: Right above the crankshaft there is a tensioner pulley, use the box 5/8 wrench and turn it clockwise, it has some spring force on it so when turned clockwise, it will loosen the pully so you take off the stock crank. unscrew using either brute strength or a impact wrench.

Step4: Swap, dab some oil on the screw and screw it back in with.


Step 4: Make sure all pullies are on correctly and are sitting in its correct seat.
( just to make sure I had everything right, I used a phillips head to take off the plastic bottle where the collent goes in to get a better look and fit my hands in there.


Step5: start up the car make sure everything is working right.....put the skirt back on, then wheel, use a star pattern to screw on the wheel , so its even.

Step6:jack down, Rip it up.

Anyone who has this car nows how slow first gear is, my first impressions is that getting out of first gear was much quicker.

 

Thanks for the writeup, this will be very helpful.

 

great write up.....now let me order mine.Ha!

 

Nice job Chet! But next time use a couple sexy models in bikini's

 

thanks for the "How to"

 

welcome , i had fun doing it

 

It is much quicker with the pulley.

ROAD/RACE

 

yes!!! i have ordered mine ships out on Tuesday morning....cant wait

 

is it possible to overtighten the nut?

 

I was also wondering if the bolt needs to be torqued or just put on as hard as you can go. and also do you need to re-turn the tensioner bolt counter clockwise, and does it matter how tight or loose the bolt is? is the tension automatically set correct once the bolt is turned back counter clockwise?

 

+1^^^^