Khubs
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- Feb 23, 2010
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Roseville,
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The split thrust bearing blocks were installed in mitsubishi engined cars with a build date after June of 1997. Check your door tag for your build date.I’m wondering if the 97-98 years came with either option depending on the build date.
The split thrust bearing blocks were installed in mitsubishi engined cars with a build date after June of 1997. Check your door tag for your build date.
Been working through the rebuild and ran into a few interesting things.
Regarding the thrust bearing questions up top, still not sure what to make of it. The block tag vin matches my door and dash vin, so it all seems original. Still not sure why I have single piece thrust bearings, but just went with it and moved on with the rebuild.
Then I ran into the timing tensioner the one I pulled off the block is very clearly a early 95 7bolt tensioner
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so at this point im not quite sure what to make of it. I ordered a late 7bolt tensioner
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not sure if I can put this new tensioner on.
I do not understand how this can be a 1998 with a build date of July 97, but seems to be an early 7 bolt and again I know this all came on the car as the block vin matches up.
Any insight would be appreciated
I wish I had a better answer for you, but have you considered using Mitsubishi CAPS? I don't know where you might find a copy of the program these days and I'm not even sure where I left my old laptop with it installed. But it would be able to provide exact part numbers for you based on the VIN.