My husbands uncle gave us a mitsubishi mirage but the harmonic balancer needs replaced. I called a few shops and got quoted $360 but I know it can be done at home for cheaper so I was wondering if anybody could explain to me how to do it or find a link to a page that explains it to me. I really do not have $360 right now to repair it.
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Sure.
I don't know how the Mits is set up (except that I'm positive it is front wheel drive, right?) so this is generic information. The harmonic balancer is located behind the pulley at the bottom of the front of your engine.
Before you start you will need to buy a harmonic balancer puller (or rent one, if possible).
Remove your serpentine belt.
Gain access underneath your car at the front of the engine (note I said front of the engine, NOT the front of your car.)
Prior to that, it will probably help to have jacked the automobile, make sure it is securely supported by jackstands! (You do not want to know how many people who have died slowly, trapped like rats, when there car fell off the jack on top of them. Trapped like a rat, mind you.)
You will need the right sized metric socket to remove the bolt to pull the pulley (at the bottom of your engine in front of the harmonic blancer). match it up & purchase it if needed.
The harmonic balancer puller is a gear puller specialized to pull harmonic balancers. Once you have the pulley off & see the puller, the task will be self explanatory. The harmonic balancer is keyed & is a very close tolerance fit on the shaft. It would be an exercise in futility to attempt removal without this tool.
Remember: this information is generic & applicable to ALL engines.
If Mits stuffed the front of the engine up so close to the fenderwall that you can not get the right access, the engine mounts need to be unbolted from the frame & the position of the engine will need to be manipulated. At this point, I suggest you farm the maintenace out.
Good luck.
Anonymous
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lucy lui
go to your local public library they have motor and chilton's auto repair manuals for almost any application you can name. i am sure you can find step by step detailed information in one of them.