Idler pulley?

[Taz]

Anyone ever had problems with your idler pulleys?



I got some belt squeal and I suspect it's one of the idler pulleys.



Hrm. Wonder if they have removable bearings in them that I can replace at my local bearing shop. Had another vehicle that was built like that, so I didn't have to buy the whole pulley.

Thankx!!!

 

[supergas]

Dayco makes the replacement pulley, mine cost around $18. 00 I will try to find the part number tomarrow when I get to the shop. Mine was worn on the pulley throwing the belt off center.

 

[illflem]

Try Practical Solutions at www.psdieselproducts.bizland.com for a heavy duty metal one, not plastic, at a great price. Worth getting even if the old one isn't broken.

 

[stick]

Idler pully

Taz:

Nope you can't replace the bearings!! Their molded into the plastic pully.

Stick

 

[Taz]

Hrm... Mine looks cast iron.



It's not the tensioner pulley but the idler pulley... .





don't have my digital camera handy

 

[stick]

Idler pully

Taz:

Are you sure you ain't looking at the water pump?

If you hear a chirpping when the engin is running it is most likely the tensioner pully. I built my own out of cast iron, because i didn't want to buy the whole tensioner.



Stick

 

[Taz]

Yeah I see the tenioner pulley now, and I feel the surface of it is worn.





Supergas, I would love to have that part number. I'll get by with a replacement and order that better one the end of this week.



Thankx!

 

[RHARVEY]

I needed to replace mine a few months ago and the way I described the problem the Dodge parts and mech. , they said that it was the tensioner also that was going south! Total cost for the setup was $148... It took longer to go get the part then it did to install it. .



Rick

 

[radixr]

Tensioner Pulley

Practical Solutions' cast iron pulley is much less than the Dodge part and the bearings are replacable should they go bad sometime in the future. Definately a worthwhile purchase.

 

[Cooker]

The Practical Solutions HD Idler Pully is well worth every penny, IMO.



Great people to deal with also. I had my pully in 2 days.



-Ryan

 

[supergas]

Dayco Part Number 89005. The ticket that was with mine was $18. 50. I got it from the local parts store. I have fixed a couple of trucks with this. Both had the belt running off center and rubbing on the tensioner. Worth a try. Trey