ok i have a couple questions... first is concerning the power steering belt. i loosened the 3 bolts on the power steering pump and now i have no idea how to get the alt belt off? im lost lol.



do i loosen these 2 bolts on the alt? heres a couple pics to help understand more




Next is the AC belt. my ac doesnt work so i wanted to take the belt off. do i just take this belt off? looks like its connected to something else. maybe just a little pulley that just there for the AC? its a smaller pulley above the main one. a bearing or something?



then the final question is the vaccum lines. i bought this car like this so bare along. looks like everything is cancelled out but i wanted everything the way its supposed to be.


Looks like he completely cancelled out everything here.


What the hell is this?! lol ghetto. dont know were that goes.


And this?! this was is the glove box when i bought it and looks like it goes in this area?

when i have the car in the ON position i hear a clicking noise so i open the hood and hear is coming from these things that im holding in the pic..

If anyone could please let me know any of these questions.





1998 Eclipse GS - Daily Driver
1993 Talon TSI - Project Tsi Awd Auto

in the first pic there is a 10 or 12 mm bolt near the top left of the alternator, loosen that, there should also be 1 or 2 bolts on the back of the alternator(im pretty sure it is just one), loosen it so that the alt will rotate. it is a PITA IIRC. ratchet wrench should make short work of it if the handle is long enough. in the second pic you can see the bolt that you will have to loosen on the front to let it actually rotate. you'll also use that bolt to tighten it back up when you're ready to install the belt. in the third pic you can see the FRONT of where the bolt on the back is, it looks like a cap thing, directly on the other side of it is where the bolt is that you will need to loosen. DONT TAKE IT OUT THOUGH, just loosen.

the ac stuff i think the belt just wraps around the compressor, the crank, and then a small assembly that lets you tighten the belt. i still have my ac stuff hooked up and belted so im not the man to answer that.

the vac lines on the TB are fine. i dont know where the one that has a knot in it should go though, maybe it went to a boost guage that was removed. here is a pic of the "standard" elimination diagram though, just make your system look like this and you'll be fine.


the little thingerjobber you are holding in your hand is the boost control solenoid. if you have an MBC you dont need it. if you dont, it will need to be hooked back into the vac system and plugged in so that the car can regulate boost. i wouldnt bother hooking it back up though, just get an MBC if you dont have one and set it to 15psi for the stock goodness or higher if you have the supporting mods you need.

when i replaced the oil feed line i took it for a drive again and when i start to boost 10 psi it like cuts out? i was thinking a boost leak? or fuel cut? i didnt think it would be fuel cut but im not familier with the fuel setup on these only the 2gnt. any way to tell were a boost leak comes from?


1998 Eclipse GS - Daily Driver
1993 Talon TSI - Project Tsi Awd Auto

Originally posted by Dsm98Nt
any way to tell were a boost leak comes from?

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haha! ive been trying to think what the name of that site has been for 2 weeks now and never could remember and its so easy! god... well i drove around today and it didnt do it again it was fine. boosted like 12 psi. it feels like when i punch the gas (Automatic) it feels so sluggish like its in second gear or something at the start. but i know its not in second. it doesn't take off until like 20-25mph. idk i never had a boosted automatic before.

another thing when im doing like 20-30mph and up my steering shakes but my wheels dont move. when im in my driveway and i wiggle the steering wheel side to side (not literally) but you know what i mean. it seems loose or something. im thinking its my wheels and rims cuz they seem real beat up! Just to let you know i changed both tie rod ends. heres a short video of the wobbling wheel while driving down my street.

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1998 Eclipse GS - Daily Driver
1993 Talon TSI - Project Tsi Awd Auto