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Squeaking pulley? Don't replace it. Regrease it! *pics*

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Old 02-17-2008, 08:00 PM
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wow.... good write-up
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Hmm good idea. I'll have to pickup some bearing grease in the next few days. I have a nasty squeak on one of my pulleys.
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thanks for the post. too bad i didnt see this back in may when you first typed it
my car is embarrassing when its wet outside
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Originally Posted by zach_ws6
thanks for the post. too bad i didnt see this back in may when you first typed it
my car is embarrassing when its wet outside
+1 on that I started mine this morning and looked around to make sure no one was looking

I know what im doing this weekend
Old 02-18-2008, 11:09 PM
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thanks for the write up! i did this to my car long ago! its been working great since now! my favorite grease for bearings is the white purpose grease due to the way it waters out when it warms up to get into the bearing!
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well effin A!! the torx bolt stripped on me and i couldnt get it off
i did 2 others but idk if those were the ones that squeal
Old 02-19-2008, 12:13 AM
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Ingenious... i was about to buy this... greasing it this weekend instead!!
Old 02-19-2008, 06:32 PM
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Grease needle would come in handy for this.
Old 02-21-2008, 08:20 PM
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nice...
Old 02-22-2008, 07:14 AM
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This is a great write up. I can't believe the mods haven't made this a sticky.
Old 02-23-2008, 06:10 PM
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great write up. But how do I get to the pulley? Where is it? I'm new with this thanks
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where is the a/c idler pulley located? is it the very bottom pulley on the passenger side next to the crank pulley? after so many months i finally found the pulley that's squeaking by spraying some wd40 on it. how do i go about removing this pulley? i know how to take out the other pulley that's shown in installuniversity.com, is it the same way for this pulley? thanks
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Does the grease stay behind the seal or does some come out and get every where even if not over packed?
Old 04-10-2008, 08:28 AM
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You should be able to replace this bearing with the standard alternator bearing for about $5 brand new. Getting it pressed in the plastic housing without breaking it is another story but I have done this on older serpentine systems all the bearings are the same and all the stores carry them.
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NICE WRITE UP MAN !!!!! I THINK ITS A GOOD IDEA IF U FIRST CLEAN THE ENGINE WITH SOME GREASE REMOVER( IF DIRTY) AND THEN DO THIS CUZ I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED DOING IT ONLY AFTER I CLEANED THE ENGINE BAY LAST YEAR!!!! THAT WAY U ARE GOING TO HAVE A CLEAN ENGINE W/OUT THE SQUEAKING NOISE!!!!!
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Originally Posted by zach_ws6
well effin A!! the torx bolt stripped on me and i couldnt get it off
i did 2 others but idk if those were the ones that squeal
Mine just did the same thing. Any body got any ideas for getting that Torx T50 bolt out?
Old 04-14-2008, 07:17 AM
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This forum is awesome for the amount of information you can find on here.
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tording99z28, all parts stores carry a tool/kit to remove stripped screws and bolts I believe they are called easy out thats id I remember correctly. There are other ways but the easy out route is the best route if you dont want to take a chance on hurting the bearing.
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I just packed my tensioner and idler pulley bearings. They're quiet now, and I'll listen for it for a few days to see how it holds up then I'll get back here with the report.
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Good info. I have one squeaking now. Definitely going to try this.


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