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Found my noise, it was the idler pulley

Old 11-19-2005, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by SSEBONNE4EVA
Don't ya think plastic should be banned from mechanical designs.
Not so sure. My plastic idler pulleys are lightweight and last over 100k. Not sure I can complain.
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My plastic ones were at 140,XXXmiles. They were showing some wear, but weren't hurting anything.
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at least plastic intakes and coolant elbows.....
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Pulled the belt off last week bcuz she was making a horrible noise. I gave the alt a spin and there was a squeak (the tensioner made no noise at all). Replaced the alt for 250 bucks. The next day she'* squealing again. Replaced the tensioner today (37 bucks).

Wish I had tried that first.
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Pulled the belt off last week bcuz she was making a horrible noise. I gave the alt a spin and there was a squeak (the tensioner made no noise at all). Replaced the alt for 250 bucks. The next day she'* squealing again. Replaced the tensioner today (37 bucks).

Wish I had tried that first.
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the brushes in the alt usually squeak when turned at low speed. This is normal.
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