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    Tips for changing belt

    I did the middle wheelie last, you can get the belt around the outer wheelies very easily, then with two hands the belt slips onto the middle wheelie. Don't do any other wheelie last or you won't be able to clear the ridges, and at this point you're forcing the belt on pretty hard even with the adjustment screw all the way unscrewed. It will seem hard at first, but once you figure out how to maneuver your hands it's going to be super easy next time.

    Tensioning the belt. I couldn't get the belt when strung to sound like the audio file on here. Maybe i'm just bad with pitch. What I used was the method of using the largest run of the belt. Using your fingers at the middle portion of the belt you try to twist it to 90 degrees. You want to get it so it stops twisting at 90 degrees. Past 90d and it's too loose. Under 90d and it's too tight. I hope this is a good method. This is my first time changind/tensioning a mechanical setup.

    Went out for a drive and the screech is gone. Yay.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Sipperofgas View Post
    Tensioning the belt. I couldn't get the belt when strung to sound like the audio file on here. Maybe i'm just bad with pitch. What I used was the method of using the largest run of the belt. Using your fingers at the middle portion of the belt you try to twist it to 90 degrees. You want to get it so it stops twisting at 90 degrees. Past 90d and it's too loose. Under 90d and it's too tight. I hope this is a good method. This is my first time changind/tensioning a mechanical setup. Went out for a drive and the screech is gone. Yay.
    Sounds ( ) like you got it!!! Thanks for the tip!!!
    I didn't know what to do, so I didn't do anything

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    Is there no spring actuated belt tensioner on this engine?

    And normally these wheelies are called pulleys. Don't call them wheelies at the car parts store, they might chuckle at ya!

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    Nope. The Mirage has a long screw that adjusts the position of the alternator pulley/wheelie.

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    That's it! I'm selling this turd!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7milesout View Post
    That's it! I'm selling this turd!
    The nice thing about this design is that when the adjuster bolt snaps off you can still snug it up with a pry bar while you tighten the wheelie thingy adjuster nut. I'm not sure why they have the bolt taper down to 1/2 it's normal thickness right at the head. It's almost as if it's designed to shear off at a certain torque lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7milesout View Post
    That's it! I'm selling this turd!
    simplicity is beauty, try changing a belt on a 4B11 lancer or ASX, mitsubishi actually made a SST for removing and installing belt for this car because its so hard.



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