20 Most Recent 1998 Mitsubishi Galant - Page 9 Questions & Answers

Bad internal seal which does not show externally. Piston is just sliding through the brake fluid instead of pushing it. Car that old most likely worth your while to replace the master and the slave cylinder while you are at it.
Be prepared it may well share a reservoir with the brake system, or you may have to buy a sealed unit and replace the whole master/slave/line at once.

The blue light is usually for the high beam headlight indicator. If you feel this is not accurate, please describe its shape and I'll see if I can decipher it.

if it grates when you try it is clutch problem if it doesnt then the gearbox is at fault oil could be to heavey use castrol vmx

most units have diagram on the unit ifnot go to manufature they will help

have your transmission put on a cleaner unit you will be supprised

if engine is feul injected probable cause is a dirty idle control unit clean very carefully dont touch the shaft also clean the throttle body

check your aternator output voltage could be to high also check boby earths

Should decrease usage if done right.

Try asking at this web site;
http://www.thegalantcenter.net/forum.php

Great resource for Mits Galanyt owners

idle control valve. bad plug wires and bad plugs will all cause that as well as a air leak in the vacumn hose on galant

diesels have glow plugs that are incredibly inportant for starting they pobably need to be replaced.

The balance shaft is inside the engine and im assuming youve been told theres a problem with it or a noise,and depending what youve been told will determine wether you are going to do harm,if its just a noisy chain (slightly worn,stretched ) you may not do any harm,depends on the noises its making

Could be as simple as a failed spark plug; I've had the center electrode fall down onto the ground at the base on a Bosch plug I usually trust.
Also, your car has a balance shaft that is belt-driven and that belt may have broken.

For Wheel Stud replacement, you need follow the next steps:
1. Remove wheel
2. Remove the Caliper from the knuckle. you do not need to remove the bolts that hold the actual caliper together, just the ones that hold it to the knuckle. i pointed to the one on top that you need to remove, just find the other one on the bottom and take that one off too.
3. if the rotor will slide off easily, then take it off. it will just get in the way if its bobbling around everywhere. if it doesnt come off, dont worry, you will just have to reach around it a tad bit more. mine slid off fine, because i put zinc coated rotors on, and because i sprayed some caliper paint on the hub.
4. rotate the hub so that the damaged stud is not in front of the cover.
5. hammer backwards until it pops out. it shouldnt be too hard to get out, even if you do live where the roads are salted. new stud vs. old stud
6. stick the new stud through the hole and hold it in place with your hand. screw on whatever lug you dont care about as much as you can with your hand. then screw it down enough so you can get the lug on it with the wheel and rotor on(you will see it start pushing the top of the lug up). i wrapped the hammer with a rag, and then put it underneath one of the other studs to keep the thing from spinning(be careful not to damage the threads though).
7. put the rotor back on if you took it off, bolt the caliper back down to the knuckle after sliding it over the rotor, and put the wheel back on. tighten down all the lugs as much as you can(so that the wheel doesnt move, lower the car enough so that the wheel wont spin, and completely tighten them. after a couple days of driving, make sure the lug on the stud that you repaired is still on tightly. yeah, i need to get another lug.

Also, maybe can review this reference DIY: Wheel Stud Replacement (lots huge of pics)

Hope helped.

I replaced IAC and car will not start

You may need to pick up a new plug and some **** conecters and replace the plug to the headlight.Remove the old plug from the light ,cut off the wires one at a time and reconnect it to the coresponding wire on the old plug.

crankshaft pulley nuts are very tight,some are 85-90 ft lbs.use a 1/2 inch drive breaker bar & socket.put auto trans in park manual trans in gear with emergency brake on.

check both, and the wire had to be a hot wire not a ground,a ground wire cant do anything unless you touch it to apower source, anyway check both boxes notelling what other fuses blew, better save than soory. good luck.