Shredding Belt solved

[edshred]

I have been shredding belts for the last month. What did I change that is making this happen?

Well today I spend several hours reading threads on forums and I appear to have a solution to my issue.

It appears that the water pump pulley has been removed and replaced backwards. In the last month I had to take my car to AAmco in Round Rock, Texas to replace the clutch. 80 miles away from home and I had the money for someone else to work on the car.

Then I lost the ECU because the crank position sensor went south. I had the eclipse towed to the Mitsubishi dealer in Schertz, Texas. They had it for 2 weeks. Because I did not want to buy an OEM ECU. They ended up cutting me a deal and I had them replace the ECU.

I did not remove the pulley so one of these shops removed it and put it on backwards. I have attached a photo for the comparison. At least 1 inch off center. That is why I am shredding belts. They sqweak real bad before they shred.

My final question is: What is the proper way to put the water pump pulley back on. It is a real B to line up 2 pulleys to a water pump housing that moves?



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[luv2rallye]

Kudos for searching to find your answer - we get tired of answering the same thing over and over.
Orientation: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/pro...n-out-water-pump-pulley-go.html#post151166499.
Put the pulleys on with all bolts finger tight. Then I tighten by holding a crowbar (or square shank screwdriver) between 2 adjacent bolt heads to keep pulley from turning while tighting a different one.

 

[jake247]

trying doing it after the six bolt swap, that takes up a little more space!

I took the engine mount off, and put a jack under the oil pan with a bit of wood to spread out the force and raised the engine a few inches, I found it made all of the difference.

I don't know about using a crow bar... the water pump is only aluminum, and the threads will give way easily. I gripped it with one hand and tightened with the other hand. You may also try using the belt, wrap it around the pulley as it would be installed and pull the belt tight to put resistance on the pulley to tighten the screws.

 

[luv2rallye]

I don't know about using a crow bar... the water pump is only aluminum, and the threads will give way easily. I gripped it with one hand and tightened with the other hand. You may also try using the belt, wrap it around the pulley as it would be installed and pull the belt tight to put resistance on the pulley to tighten the screws.

The pulley, bolts, and part the pulley bolts into are all steel. You put the crowbar or screwdriver between two pulley bolt heads (parallel to and against the pulley) as a lever to keep it from turning.

I've tryed holding it by both hand and the belt neither of which kept it from turning good enough.