Mitsubishi Eclipse Workshop Manual page 57

ENGINE
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Timing
Belt
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ADJUSTMENT OF TIMING BELT TENSION
After turning the crankshaft
1/4
turn counterclockwise,
turn it clockwise to move the No.1 cylinder to top dead
center.
Loosen
the center bolt, and then, as shown in
the
illustration, attach the special tool and
a
torque wrench
and apply a torque
of
2.6-2.8
Nm
(0.26-0.28
kgm.
1.88- 2.03
ft.lbs.).
lf
the body interferes with the special tool
and
the
torque wrench, use a jack to slightly
raise
the engine
assembly.
NOTE
Use
a torque wrench that is capable of
measurement
within a range of
0-
3
Nm
(0-0.3
kgm,
0-
2.2 ft.lbs.).
Holding the tensioner pulley with the
special
tool
and
torque wrench, tighten the center bolt to specification.
Screw
the
special
tool into the
engine
left
support
bracket until its end makes contact with the
tensioner
arm. At that point, screw the
specialtool
in some more
and
then
remove the set wire
attached
to
the
auto
tensioner.
Remove
the
special tool.
(6)
Rotate
the
crankshaft
two
complete tums clockwise
and leave
it
as is
for about
15 minutes. Then, measure
the auto tensioner protrusion
"4"
(distarice beilveen
the tensioner arm and auto tensioner
boOy)
to
ensure
that
it
is
up
to
specification.
Standard value:
3.8-4.5 mm (O.15-O.18 in.l
lf it
is out
of specification, repeat steps
(6) through (l l
until the specified value is
obtained.
(7) lf
the
clearance between
the
tensioner arm and the
auto tensioner body cannot be measured (when the
engine
is
being mounted, etc.),
the
following proce
dures can be used to substitute for the ordinary method
of
measurement.
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Screw
in the
special
tool until
it
contacts
the
tensioner
arm.
@ From
that point of
contact, further screw in
the
special
tool, screwing it
in until
the push
rod
of the
auto tensioner body is
caused
to
move
backwqrd
and
the tensioner arm contacts the auto tensiorler
body.
Check
to
be sure that the amount that the special
tool
has been screwed
in
{when
the
push
rod
moves backward) is the
standard
value.
Standard
value: 2.5-3
turns
(1)
(21
(3)
(4)
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(5)
o
o
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a
.b.u*t'.
Tensioner arm
Push
rod
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Mitsubishi
Motors
Gorporatlon
Apr. 1991
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