How to remove a crankshaft pulley

SOURCE: crankshaft bolt came off Montero sport.

Hey dave,

I just read this evening about a recall dealing with that very thing. Here is a description taken from intellichoice.com

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Manufacturer Recall Number00V311001
Model AffectedMONTERO SPORT
Units Affected210,000
DefectVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES: MIRAGE MODEL VEHICLESEQUIPPED WITH 1.5L ENGINES; MONTERO SPORT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0LENGINES; AND MONTERO MODELS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES. THE BOLTSECURING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY CAN BECOME LOOSE AND THE PULLEY COULDFALL OFF THE VEHICLE.
ConsequencesTHE CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Corrective ActionON THE MIRAGE VEHICLES, THE DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, IMPROVEDCRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT ON THE OLDER ENGINES. ON NEW ENGINES WHICHALREADY HAVE THE IMPROVED BOLT, THE DEALER WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFTPULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECIFICATION. ON THE MONTERO MODELS,DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT TO THE CORRECT TORQUESPECIFICATIONS. IF THE BOLT IS DAMAGED, IT WILL BE REPLACED.
NotesOWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER.


That being said, there is no reason the dealer should have needed to fiddle with the crank pulley to do the cam plug seals. I have to replace mine also, and from all the info I have read to prepair for it, its rather straight forword and simple to do as attested by this answer to FAQ's from this page about 3/4 the way near the bottom:

http://msport97.proboards6.com/index.cgi?board=faq&action=display&n=1&thread=6258&page=1#1069097737

Since you have had the truck since new, do you recall having this recall service performed? If it wasn't, hey, you might have a strong case to have Mitsubishi pick up the tab for repairs. It may even be possiblewell that the tech attempted to perform the recall and screwed up. In any case, I would be doing some Googling into this known issue, starting' with the Mitsubishi Montero Sport forum FAQ's referenced in the above link, and this owners forum as well:

www.mitsubishiforum.com

Both have a great wealth of info about our babys. Hope my long rambling helps in some way. God bless, and good luck with your issue.

Dave B. in PA

SOURCE: radio code

I have a 2001 Mitsubishi Sport. I was doing some work to my battery and my radio locked out. I put a code in that I thought it would be and after 3 codes it would not let me add anymore codes. I took my vehicle to the dealership(no charge) and he went in and got the serial numbers off of the radio and looked into his computer and gave me the code. Of course the radio was locked out. He told me I had to have the ignition turned on for 30-45 minutes and the radio would reset for me to put the code in. I let it sit in the garage for an hour and went back out and it worked. I just put the code it.

SOURCE: Replace Spark Plugs on a Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2001

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/common/repairInfoMain.jsp?targetPage=productsHowToInspect&leftNavPage=productsHowTo&pageId=%090900c15280213e6e&subtitle=service
Try to copy and paste this web site. It's for Auto Zone. It will tell you all you need to know about your vehicle.
Good Luck and hope this helps.

SOURCE: Changing transmission filter on Mitsubishi

FIRST YOU HAVE TO UNBOLT THE TRANSMISSION PAN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WILL BE FLUID IN IT SO BE CAREFUL NO TO SPILL IT. AFTER THE PAN IS OFF YOU WILL SEE THE FILTER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VALVE BODY. IT MAY BE BOLTED ON AS WELL. HOPE THIS HELPS. LET ME KNOW. GOOD LUCK

SOURCE: radio code for 1998 mitsubishi montero sport

2742 try this code