replacing idler pulley.. help!
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Melting Slicks
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replacing idler pulley.. help!
I'm replacing the pulley circled in the red.
Can someone tell me the best way to go at replacing this thing? Obviously i need to release the tension, which pulley do I use to release the tension
I have a procharger D1 on it so keep that in mind when telling me how to maneuver the belt around...
any how-to would help.. i want to fix it myself but i'm a bit intimidated.
thanks.
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The tensioner is the small pulley in the upper left corner of your picture. You should be able to rotate that, then slip the belt off the idler pulley or the water pump. The manuals usually say to remove the belt from the alternator pulley, but it is usually easier to slip the belt off of a pulley that does not have a lip on it.
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Melting Slicks
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That pulley on the diagram is hidden underneath and behind the procharger....
I need to find the tensioner bolt (im guessing its on the procharger)
I tried that adjustment bolt (numbered 1 and 2) on the back of the bracket because i thought that was it, and apparently it's not (what the hell is it for). Would it be the one with the (?) beside it?
any help would be great for my sanity about now
I need to find the tensioner bolt (im guessing its on the procharger)
I tried that adjustment bolt (numbered 1 and 2) on the back of the bracket because i thought that was it, and apparently it's not (what the hell is it for). Would it be the one with the (?) beside it?
any help would be great for my sanity about now
Last edited by TheDingo; Dec 27, 2008 at 03:51 PM.
