Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #60 – August 29, 2007, 10:59:25 PM Can anyone supply me with a location that I can actually purchase one of these metal pulleys? I've searched on Checker Auto and Autozone's websites and can't locate one. So, there is no way I can open up the bearing I have on my current pulley and inject it with grease?Is this metal?This one looks like metal, but I don't know if it will fit: Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #61 – August 29, 2007, 11:28:22 PM The best way to find one of the metal ones is to head to the parts store and have the guy find one in metal that is the same size as yours or one that is very close in diameter. Maybe you could very carefully drill a small hole in the plastic and use a Grease injector needle to grease it. If is doesn't have any grease in there and that makes it sound better that is still a band-aid fix. Those little metal balls in side there along with those metal rings that are shaped to the balls are most likely ground up and the metal flakes will just float around in there and cause it to wear faster than normal. I'll see if I can find you a metal one and give you the gates brand part number for it. Like I said it might not be the same size around but it will be close. My store stocks almost the hole line of gates pulleys. I know gates has metal and plastic ones. Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #62 – August 29, 2007, 11:40:19 PM That would be great if you could find one! I would really appreciate it.(What's to say that a metal one would be less likely to be "shred up" inside?) Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #63 – August 29, 2007, 11:44:13 PM Quote from: DMC24guy;173222Can anyone supply me with a location that I can actually purchase one of these metal pulleys? I've searched on Checker Auto and Autozone's websites and can't locate one. So, there is no way I can open up the bearing I have on my current pulley and inject it with grease?Is this metal?This one looks like metal, but I don't know if it will fit:I've never seen a metal ribbed idler pulley, even the factory ones were plastic... RU absolutely sure it's the pulley, and not the WD40 getting on the belt, or compressor that is stopping the noise??? If the noise is EXACTLY the same as with the old one, I don't see how it would be the idler bearing... IF it spins smoothly by hand, look somewhere else for your noise... Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #64 – August 29, 2007, 11:49:32 PM It's coming from that same area. I already replaced the belt. When I spray the WD-40, it's straight into the back of that Pulley. None gets on the belt, and none gets anywhere near the Compressor. When I spray behind it, the noise goes away. And yes...the noise is the same.When I spin it by hand, it spins maybe 3 times and stops. It doesn't freely spin and spin and keep going. There is some friction I can feel. 3-4 turns before it stops at the most. Does that help any? Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #65 – August 30, 2007, 12:05:40 AM Oh yeah those links don't work.Does the bearing feel smooth or rough and bumpy a little. The ones that I have seen the metal one you can see the whole bearing all the away out to the edge of the outer race. It is a pressed fit. send me your Phone number I'll call you from work. I work 10a-7p central time. When would be a good time to call you with the info. Then work even pays to call you. Ah the bennies I get some time. LOL I'm helping a potential customer right! LOL Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #66 – August 30, 2007, 12:12:56 AM No...No phone numbers. I apologize....I have my reasons. Don't worry, I won't be making any purchases until Friday...payday....So I can wait for a response over the net.Sorry to seem so....mysterious.Is it possible the stud is simply worn out allowing for a little bit of play, and therefore cause the squeak? Perhaps I should just buy a new Tensioner assembly all together.And to answer a previous question, the Pulley feels like it has a little bit of friction on it. When I spin it by hand, it only spins 3-4 times before stopping. It doesn't keep going. But...if the stud was worn...wouldn't it spin more freely....??I'm really at a loss.(Oh, I did sand the base of the Stud where the pulley sits...it didn't help) Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #67 – August 30, 2007, 07:58:55 AM Most new out of the box Idler pulley's wont even free spine one revolution. The seals and grease prevent this. Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #68 – August 30, 2007, 08:10:33 AM Prolly spins now, cause all that WD40 washed the grease out of the bearing... Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #69 – August 30, 2007, 03:18:45 PM The only groved metal one I can find is one for 8 groove belt. Also all of them reguardless didn't free spin a full revolution. They all only made it 1/4-3/4 of a spin. Also all of them had the same China made bearing in them. Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #70 – August 30, 2007, 06:31:00 PM As said several times before, exchange your old pulley for a new one. It is defective. What brand is it?If you have the same luck with a few more pulleys I'd be apt to place a small washer between the tensioner pulley and pulley bearing. This will solve the problem, at the expense of belt misalignment.Quote from: softtouchHow do you quote two different people in the same post?To the right of the "Quote" button lies the "Multi-Quote" button. If you want to quote more than one person, click the Multi-Quote button on their posts, then click Reply. Their quotes will be in the message body. When you click on the Multi-Quote button, it will turn red and the "+" will change to "-", indicating that you can click it again to remove them from the people you want to quote.I forget to do it the easy was most of the time and just do it manually. You can tell if it was done manually because the "View Post" button is absent by the quoted person's name. Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #71 – August 30, 2007, 06:37:47 PM defnitely br0 slam that clucka on the counter!!! naw j/k theyll take it back tho, they should. it aint electronic, ad usually thats the only time they dont take returns Quote Selected
Project Elimination: The Mysterious Underhood Chirping Reply #72 – August 30, 2007, 10:38:49 PM Quote from: JeremyB;173434If you have the same luck with a few more pulleys I'd be apt to place a small washer between the tensioner pulley and pulley bearing. This will solve the problem, at the expense of belt misalignment.So, put a washer on the stud first, then put the pulley on? Quote Selected
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