Mitsubishi Delica User Manual page 29

natural direction of rotation, to prevent any risk of the timing chain tensioner
becoming misaligned.
G Avoid bruising the radiator fins - they are delicate.
How to do it:
(1) Remove intercooler (see above).
(2) Loosen fan rear shroud (cowling) by removing two hoses to top tank of
radiator (tie them back) and two bolts on shroud (at top). Shroud is only
loosely retained at base.
(3) Loosen fan by removing 4x
nuts on the cross (12 mm
flat ring spanner required -
these can be very tight).
See Figure 31 for removed
fan.
(4) Remove both shroud and
fan by gently lifting
upwards.
(5) Remove skid pan under
engine. See Oil filter
section.
(6) You now should have clear
access to the front of the
engine. See Figure 32.
(7) Remove the fan belts and
air conditioner belts (See
previous section).
(8) Secure the crackshaft pulley against rotation, and undo the hex head screw
holding the pulley to the crankshaft. Loosen the screw in the usual anti-
clockwise direction. This screw is very tight (e.g. 200 Nm). There are several
options for doing this: (a) purchase the special tool from Mitsubishi, (b) make
up your own tool with two dowels (or bolts) of D8-D10mm protruding about
20-36mm from a sturdy
(steel) bar and spaced at
80mm on their centres,
leave clearance in the
centre for the 22mmAF
socket, which will have an
OD of about 30mm, (c) for
the brave of heart - place a
strong wrench on the hex
head and secure the
wrench so that it can't rotate
clockwise (e.g. strap it
underneath at vehicle's left)
and give the starter motor a
quick half-second burst (do
not let the engine start!), (d)
secure a strap somewhere
convenient and wrap it three
Figure 32: Air conditioner assembly, showing
order to loosen hex screws.
Figure 33: Strap method (d) used to secure
crankshaft pulley. Use a strong strap and wrap it
several times (e.g. three) round the crankshaft
pulley. The free end only needs gentle tension to
take up the slack.
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