A timing belt in a vehicles’ architecture acts as the driving link between the camshaft and the crankshaft. Its basic function is to operate the valves of the engine using the camshaft. However, it has other additional or secondary functions such as driving the coolant pump. These other functions are relative to the car model and the engine design. With a reliable timing belt, chances of a failure are minimal and since this belt rotates severally, chances of tear and wear are high hence they should be replaced at the manufacturers specified intervals for maximum benefits to be derived.
Replacement of the timing belt on the Mitsubishi Lancer 2004 is done following a series of steps. For instance, the architecture of the lancer 2004 allows one to loosen the bolt that fixes the tension pulley. There are some marks guiding on direction to avoid confusion thus once the pulley fixing bolt is loosened, a screwdriver is normally placed against the tensioner pulley. The next step is to pry it fully back following the direction guide given by the arrow. With this done, to avoid loss of any device and for ease of removal, the tensioner pulley bolt is tightened a bit. Now, one needs to simply remove the timing belt manually as it is already loosened.
There may be other causes for its removal apart from mileage but one may wish to re use the same timing belt. In such a case, it is important to mark the flat side on the arrow indicating the clockwise direction. The timing belt tensioner pulley bolt should be loosened then a screwdriver used to pry the tensioner pulley as close as possible to the engine mount. Temporarily tighten the tensioner bolt aligning the camshaft and crankshaft sprocket timing marks. The force of the tensioner spring should be used to apply tension to the belt. The crankshaft would then be rotated in the clockwise direct with confirmations being made to ensure that the timing marks are aligned for each of the sprockets.
The procedure for installing a reused timing belt and a new one are similar. Emphasis is laid on enhancing the proper alignment and tightening of the tensioner pulley bolt. After installing the timing belt, rotating the camshaft sprocket in the reverse direction is done as it helps ascertain that the belt is fully tensioned with proper positioning of the timing marks.
Replacement of the timing belt on the Mitsubishi Lancer 2004 is done following a series of steps. For instance, the architecture of the lancer 2004 allows one to loosen the bolt that fixes the tension pulley. There are some marks guiding on direction to avoid confusion thus once the pulley fixing bolt is loosened, a screwdriver is normally placed against the tensioner pulley. The next step is to pry it fully back following the direction guide given by the arrow. With this done, to avoid loss of any device and for ease of removal, the tensioner pulley bolt is tightened a bit. Now, one needs to simply remove the timing belt manually as it is already loosened.
There may be other causes for its removal apart from mileage but one may wish to re use the same timing belt. In such a case, it is important to mark the flat side on the arrow indicating the clockwise direction. The timing belt tensioner pulley bolt should be loosened then a screwdriver used to pry the tensioner pulley as close as possible to the engine mount. Temporarily tighten the tensioner bolt aligning the camshaft and crankshaft sprocket timing marks. The force of the tensioner spring should be used to apply tension to the belt. The crankshaft would then be rotated in the clockwise direct with confirmations being made to ensure that the timing marks are aligned for each of the sprockets.
The procedure for installing a reused timing belt and a new one are similar. Emphasis is laid on enhancing the proper alignment and tightening of the tensioner pulley bolt. After installing the timing belt, rotating the camshaft sprocket in the reverse direction is done as it helps ascertain that the belt is fully tensioned with proper positioning of the timing marks.
