How do you take the crankshaft out of a 2.0 eclipse?

Answer 1

Not easily! No shortcuts...you must remove the transmission, driveshafts, REMOVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE, hood, suspension, and disassemble basically the whole engine to get the crankshaft out. My #3 and #4 rod bearings spun! Took out my piston rods too. My theory is the harmonic balancer (crankshaft pulley) was chipped in the outer rim where the alternator belt goes. Someone stupid tried to pry or use a large 3 prong puller and broke pieces off it to change the timing belt. This totally unbalanced the pulley which is HARMONIC BALANCED to precision and it's supposed to go to RPM's red line without wobbling or going out of balance. Think of a tire without balancing and going over 100 mph! BY THE WAY, to REMOVE THE CRANK PULLEY YOU MUST USE A SPECIAL PULLER FROM AUTO ZONE or parts house, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR Chrysler ENGINES and it comes with a round insert about the size and thickness of a pencil which MUST GO IN THE HOLE WHERE THE CRANK PULLEY BOLT WAS and the 3 prong pulley goes on the INSIDE OF THE PULLEY (you can feel the recesses with your fingers on the inside of the pulley behind the 3 center prongs, around back the center of the pulley. Then the center screw of the puller goes on top of this rod. Anything else WILL NOT WORK! It does not have a half moon key to center it! It goes on by friction and pressure from the bolt (105lbs of torque).

It's a real treat! Piece of crap design by Chrysler that is why I will NEVER buy a Chrysler powered car. EVER! I don't care how inexpensive it is... Just did an 95 Eclipse 2.0L non turbo 420A crankshaft removal and repair. Took me forever because most auto parts DO NOT CARRY even the sealant (anaerobic sealant) that Chrysler uses to assemble the engine without gaskets and it costs $20 for the sealant tube plus the special primer spray another $20. Cannot use any other type of sealant because this sealant is designed to harden WITHOUT exposure to air. That's nothing compared to the price of other components, bearings, gaskets, seals, etc... if you can find them!!! Called the dealer for some parts and they did not have them!!! So many steps and you must do it step by step forward and then when assembling without skipping ahead or you will have to re-do it again! Trust me...If you can, get rid of it. I am getting rid of mine as soon as it's broken in. Great body design and looks great but...I am going back to Honda and I should have stayed with Honda in the first place. What a nightmare! Might be cheaper to just buy a rebuilt or guaranteed used engine for around $600.00. Not counting my labor, I am past the $700.00+ on parts and fluids, seals, etc... Never again!!!!!! Not to mention the headaches and wasted time because there is no good references on the web. Wait until you have to get the manual tranny fluid for it!!! LOL!