11-13-2006, 01:37 PM
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the *** hit the fan..well the belt
well I now know what it takes to steer a car without power steering. I was on the drive to school, and I heard a strage kind of airy noise, couldn't do much as I was on the highway. as soon as I was off hmm, no power steering..interesting...hmm temperature is rising...hmm shut car off. well get the car in the school parking lot, pop the hood. BAM no belt tension...BAM look below the alternator, and what I believe to be a tension pully...melted.
Me not happy, as if I didn't have enough problems, gah why do I love this car?
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11-13-2006, 01:39 PM
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Keepin it Real
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bummer dude. you are first person i have heard of this happening to.
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11-13-2006, 01:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jackal2000
bummer dude. you are first person i have heard of this happening to.
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x2 I have never heard a pulley problem like this.
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11-13-2006, 01:52 PM
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Aleromod Old Fart & Owner
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X3, Sorry dude, let us know what caused it and post pics of pulley if possible.
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11-13-2006, 01:52 PM
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take some pics if you can dude, wanna start taking notes b/c ya, ive never heard of this either
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11-13-2006, 02:07 PM
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Well that was unusually quick for a tow truck but its off to my mechanic. I was wonder if anyone who knows the engine really well could tell me the name and if possible a part number for the pull that is almost directly blow the alternator pully?
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11-13-2006, 02:18 PM
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Keepin it Real
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yea thats the tensioner pulley, part number i dunno.
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11-13-2006, 02:21 PM
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Aleromod part owner
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The belt tenstior. It's one part.
I'm with everybody else I never heard of anything like this
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11-13-2006, 02:26 PM
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part #305241
$39.99 at auto zone
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11-13-2006, 02:36 PM
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this is the number thats on my tensiner pulley 24507685
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11-13-2006, 03:30 PM
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My tensioner pulley was $18.99 at Murray's
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11-13-2006, 03:33 PM
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Keepin it Real
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Redog
The belt tenstior. It's one part.
I'm with everybody else I never heard of anything like this
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you sure? from looking at the auto zone website it seems to me that its an assembly and the pulley itself can be bought separatly.
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11-13-2006, 06:15 PM
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2Screwy
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I lost my tensioner pulley on 2 3400 engines and changed one last week on a 3100
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11-13-2006, 06:18 PM
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Aleromod part owner
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I picked up one up at the junkyard on Saturdaycause I think mine is going
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11-14-2006, 02:36 AM
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The problem is that the original pulleys are plastic and when the bearing starts to go out, then it melts the plastic. I don't know if they even make a metal pulley that will work. The other (metal) idler pulleys can just have the bearings changed if they go bad, the bearings are a Timken 203FF. The problem is that the plastic pulley is molded completely around the bearing and it's not replaceable.
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11-14-2006, 10:23 AM
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Well the ordeal is over, 15 $ to tow(go AAA) 34.99 for the pully and my mechanic replaced for free. Apparently its a common problem, one of the many reasons cars are broke down on the side of the highway. Well you wanted some picture of what was left from the pully
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11-14-2006, 03:51 PM
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11-14-2006, 05:26 PM
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wow LOL!
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11-14-2006, 06:39 PM
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Aleromod part owner
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Wow you weren't kidding, that's melted!! 
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11-14-2006, 08:05 PM
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Aleromod Old Fart & Owner
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Holy meltdown Batman!
How many miles on the car Badfrog?
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