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It was the perfect start to my morning.. If you didn't know, that is my tension pulley you are looking at.. All broken and sad...
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It was the perfect start to my morning.. If you didn't know, that is my tension pulley you are looking at.. All broken and sad...
That sucks! Guess worse things can happen to cars though.
oh yeah there are worse things :-) like the belt behind that belt going. Sorry that happen. However that is an easy home repair!
Thankfully the previous owner changed the Timing belt not too long ago. I just gotta fix this in the parking lot of my work so I can get it back home...Quote:
Originally Posted by xintersecty
Oh, that should be an easy fix, just three bolts hold it on and I think it should just drop out for you with the belt out of your way. Napa should have the 'heavy duty' replacement with a metal roller. Autozone as I recall only carried one with a plastic pulley? I had to swap the tensioner on our black LT the day I bought it and was a quick repair.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...veo&vi=1442440
This is the best one i've found near me. Looking at the one on my car and the ones i've found online, it's only two bolts. One on top and one on bottom. Top can be accessed from the top easy by removing the air filter, bottom can be easy to get to by removing dust shield. Then pop new one in, and throw the belt on.
That is only a bearing, you will probably need to replace the entire assembly. like this one: Gates DriveAlign 38376 - Automatic Belt Tensioner | O'Reilly Auto Parts
as the base seems to fall apart and the spring pops out.
For reference, this is one model with a steel pulley: NAPA AUTO PARTS
Not sure if a parts house near you stocks the metal ones or not. I found one at Napa, but others should be available.
If not rockauto.com has the metal ones in stock for $25- AC Delco # 38376
I realized i posted a link to the wheel bearing i need, i fixed it however lol. But that other one from O'Reilley you linked is the one I corrected it with.Quote:
Originally Posted by 06T200
Cool, I think the gates ones have a metal pulley, or at least some are listed as metal.
Gates is the one I found with the highest reviews across the board online, so I figured that would be the best to go with. Plus the price is pretty nice considering my lack of funds at the moment.
Got it fixed today. If I wasn't doing it from my work parking lot I would have taken photos and made a write up for the forum but it's a secure area and can't take photos lol