prevent crankwalk???

Hey just wondering if there is a way to prevent crankwalk on 2g eclipse? I know that most people just swap to 1g eclipse motor. I love my car, but crankwalking is worrying me to death. Dont know when its gonna happen. Is there any advice you guys can give me?

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there is no way to prevent it, only take precuationary measures. One thing i  would do is remove the clutch start switch. Go to the FAQ's for that

no way to completely prevent it except to swap to the 6 bolt.    there are ways of prolonging it by swapping cranks, new rod bearings and main bearings but like i said, thats only a bandaid.

Yea, like a bandaid over a shotgun wound.... crankwalk is unfortunate.. but unavoidable... how many miles are on the motor? If its already up there... you may have lucked out... I dont think Ive heard of too many 4G63ts walking after like 90K

I already remove my clutch switch a while back. My car got 152k, but the motor have only 60k. What are some of the signs of crankwalk?

actually dusty ive heard of many around the 130k range too. The main signs are clutch sticking during left hand turns. Oil light coming on or flashing during idle at first startup, or just measuring bearing clearance from the crank

does crank walk happen even in the gs-t/gs-x and what would a good motor swap be for  a 2nd gen

crankwalk only happens in the 92.5-99 eclipses.... the turbo models which are the gs-t and gsx's.  from 89 - 92.5 they came with what's called a "6 bolt 4g63 turbo" but after 92.5 they replaced it with the "7 bolt 4g63t".   not sure why.   but the 7 bolts are what crankwalk.   it can happen any time.

Mine crankwalked at 168,631 miles!!!!!!!!!!!!......ill never forget that number!....

yeah well this hole crank walk scares me when it comes to buying the 2nd gen i want one so bad but once i buy one im not gonna have the money to fix it anything i should keep in mind when looking to purchase

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crankwalk only happens in the 92.5-99 eclipses.... the turbo models which are the gs-t and gsx's.  from 89 - 92.5 they came with what's called a "6 bolt 4g63 turbo" but after 92.5 they replaced it with the "7 bolt 4g63t".   not sure why.   but the 7 bolts are what crankwalk.   it can happen any time.

they switched to the 7 bolt becuse chrysler decided that it would be easier if they did it all over here rather than over seas and the eclipse was built buy anamerican company.... at least the easy down to the point way to put it

another suggestion is never holding the car in gear when sitting at a light or when the car it's still.

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another suggestion is never holding the car in gear when sitting at a light or when the car it's still.

thats a big one too.   You want to avoid holding the clutch down are even pressing it down when you dont need to

if i were looking for a 2ng gen turbo'd eclipse... here's what i would personally do.    EITHER 1 buy one but i wouldn't put any of my money into that block, i'd only buy upgrades that i could transfer over to another block (basicaly anything except building the block) and get a seperate 6 bolt block on the side so WHEN your motor takes a crap you have it right there ready to drop in.    - swapping blocks isn't a 1/2 hr job though, it's a full weekend job with you and a buddy -   or 2 buy a shell car with a blown motor or no motor for 2-3k and then buy a 6 bolt and drop it in there.      that's my suggestion to anybody looking for one.

Does crankwalk predominantly occur in man. trans. cars?

that is a good question actually... i never though about it.   i honestly don't know how an auto trani works so... i don't know.  YAY now i get to go learn something new to find out the question.   love these days.    

lol, keep my posted on that... Ive got a 2g TSi w/ an auto... never had any signs of crankwalk... yet...

both can get crankwalk but it is more present in manuals cause of the stress on the crank

lol, that makes me feel a little better. Thats gotta be like... the only advantage to owning the auto

that's what came to my mind but i would still like to know how an automatic works...