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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 01:28 AM
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My car has developed a chirp when I turn on the A/C. It's not the belt because I've already replaced that. I'm pretty sure it's a pulley that needs to be replaced, but I'm not sure which one. Which A/C related pulley is the usual culprit of this chirping? Pics of the pulley in question would be helpful.
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 06:01 AM
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If it is indeed the pulley your bearings could be drie. My 98 would chirp constantly and I ended up repacking all of my pulley bearing. It took less than an hour to do and made a huge difference.
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 06:05 AM
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could be your tensioner
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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lots of us get chirping over time. i cant remember which but both the idler and tensioner are come suspects. i replaced whichever was cheaper and its quiet now. one was $40 one was $60. goodluck.
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repack the bearings on the pulley wheels, it's such an easy thing to do. I did mine and haven't had a chirp issue since.
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My chirping was from the tensioner...it was pretty easy to tell just by looking at it. The chirping was exactly in time with the movement of the tensioner.
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by SladeX
repack the bearings on the pulley wheels, it's such an easy thing to do. I did mine and haven't had a chirp issue since.
How exactly do I do this? Just use a pulley puller to remove the pulley and stuff the bearing area with grease?
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