theres mixed reviews on that.im pretty sure the cons outweigh the pros.its there for a reason.i dnt think the engineers would have that there for no reason,if it wasnt necessary they wouldnt have put it there and wouldve save tons on their production cost to manufacture that part.whatever floats your boat.if u put it in correctly you shouldnt have to worry about parts falling off.
There are many many parts that the engineers originally had on my car that are no longer there, for example....turbo/exhuast heat shields, that stupid hook to pull the engine out with, or how about the money they could have saved if the recirculation tube didn't stick so far into the intake pipe (free mod is cutting it off as it restricts 75% air flow). Not only that but Mitsubishi themselves, offer the removal of the balance shafts whenever you go to get a timing belt changed. No offense, but that is the worst excuse to not do something, if you are into modding car at all.Originally Posted by MirageMan
theres mixed reviews on that.im pretty sure the cons outweigh the pros.its there for a reason.i dnt think the engineers would have that there for no reason,if it wasnt necessary they wouldnt have put it there and wouldve save tons on their production cost to manufacture that part.whatever floats your boat.if u put it in correctly you shouldnt have to worry about parts falling off.
But my question is not wheather or not I should do it...I AM going to remove them. Just wondering if I can do it while the engine is still in the car? I know that technically I can leave the front balance shaft in, but that is just dead wieght, I wanna do it right and get rid of every unneeded part.
Oh and you can get the OEM parts to remove it from Satan for $60....and I got a friend that can get it for $30 w/ discount. So it's faster, cheaper, and easier to do it that way.
Sorry for the late reply, but you won't be able to pull the balance shafts with the engine in the car (well, there may be a way by dropping the motor mount and all, but it would be hard to do that way).
You really need to pull the oil pan and have room to slide the shafts out, etc.
It is best to pull the engine (seems it would be impossible or near impossible with the engine in). It is too much labor to worry about trying it with the engine in. You have to remove all the timing components, the front cover (from the block), the oil pan, the oil pick-up, the oil pump housing, remove the balance shaft bearings and re-install new ones, etc.
If you need this job done, I can do it for you. LMK
Ok so far I have gotten the both shafts out of the car; I did it with the motor still in car. I had to cut the front shaft with a saw as I could only pull it out half way (not the difficult). Basically I have have finally gotten all the parts I need to put everything together again but I ran into a problem when I was attempting the insert the new bearings and the rear one started coming apart on me while I was installing it. I wasn't too sure how I was suppose to install it and obviously I did something wrong....so my question is, how do you insert a bearing?
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