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B: Drive Belt Installation

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CAUTION:
  • To reuse the drive belt, install it by aligning the arrow mark on the backside of belt marked at the removal with the rotating direction.
  • Check that the notches of the notched pulley and the notches of the drive belt are fit correctly.
  • Fig 1: Identifying Drive Belt, Notched Pulley And Flat Pulley
    G05392381Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  • Check that the drive belt is installed in the center of the flat surface of the flat pulley.
  1. Install the drive belt to each pulley as shown in the figure.
    Fig 2: Identifying Water Pump Pulley, Crankshaft Pulley And Generator
    G05392382Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  2. Set an offset wrench [45°, a long offset wrench (5/8 x 11/16 inches) recommended] to the pulley bolt of the auto-tensioner. Then, rotate the auto-tensioner counterclockwise and remove the L-shaped hexagon wrench fixing the auto-tensioner.
  3. Fig 3: Identifying Auto-Tensioner And L-Shaped Hexagon Wrench
    G05392383Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  4. Apply tension to the drive belt while slowly turning the auto-tensioner clockwise.