Tensioner pulley a difficult fix?
08-03-2009, 09:52 AM
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Tensioner pulley a difficult fix? My tensioner pulley is a LOUD mother, and I need a new one. But here's the thing, I don't have a whole lot of experience working on the LS1 (hence, newbie tech) but I don't trust anybody to work on my car... lol
There's gotta be someone readin this that has dealt with this before, I know this is a common prob with 4th gens.
So help me out guys, is this somethin a noob could tackle, or should I just bite my nails while someone else touches my baby?
There's gotta be someone readin this that has dealt with this before, I know this is a common prob with 4th gens.
So help me out guys, is this somethin a noob could tackle, or should I just bite my nails while someone else touches my baby?
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08-03-2009, 10:04 AM
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It's easy, a breaker bar w/ socket on the tensioner
bolt. There are folks selling high-lip aluminum pulleys
with bearings, or you can get later model GM ones
(I had to sand backside of the one I got for a CTS,
I think).
bolt. There are folks selling high-lip aluminum pulleys
with bearings, or you can get later model GM ones
(I had to sand backside of the one I got for a CTS,
I think).
08-03-2009, 10:09 AM
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its really not a terrible swap. or expensive for that matter either. you can get a Katech pulley that is going to be a top-notch piece, or look in the classified sections to see if anybody is selling one. but really this is something that just about anybody can do.
08-03-2009, 01:53 PM
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08-05-2009, 12:00 PM
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Thanks guys, I'm pretty confident I can knock it out myself now... Will post again when finished.
Gotta get me a new pulley now, and those Katechs looks nice... Thinkin of getting one in red
Gotta get me a new pulley now, and those Katechs looks nice... Thinkin of getting one in red
08-06-2009, 10:29 AM
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you may want to check out install university they have alot of step by step repairs w photos. just a thought but i would chg your tensioner, idler pully and possibly add a under drive pully at the same time. cheers!
