Anyone break an idler pulley off?

[ZmanM3]

That would explain the longer belts.

Thanks

No problem. Thanks for checking this out. Also, I'm not sure if I was clear, but its the lip of the S/C pulley and the extension arm pulley that are where the belts are getting caught up.

 

[ZmanM3]

i was referring more to hawgs comment but was too lay to quote lol

haha, ok.

 

[ZmanM3]

Well, my baby is back on the road. My buddy Mike and I replaced the valve cover seal last night and buttoned everything back up. Test drove it with only minor tune issues I had before that I hope to get tweeked. I drove it all day today and no issues either.

 

[scramblr]

Hey Z, where did you get the timing cover from for that price? Also, to date, have you kept the extension arm off? I've been waiting for a pulley and bolts forever and thinking about sending it back.

 

[ZmanM3]

Haha, after 7 years of no trouble with belts or pulleys one of my Thrump_rrr 90mm idler pulleys failed. The other 90mm idler seems like the barings has a rough spot. I need to order some new idler pulleys. I did notice that the idler pulley on the electric water pump has about 7 thousands in and out play but otherwise rotates freely. I’m wondering if that might be a problem. The pump is about 9 years old and has kept me from being stranded several times wen belts broke.

 

[weather man]

Send them back to thump and they will fix them up with new bearings Z.

 

[ZmanM3]

Send them back to thump and they will fix them up with new bearings Z.

After about 7 or 8 years?

 

[weather man]

After about 7 or 8 years?

Can't hurt to ask.

 

[ZmanM3]

I’ll probably be buying new ones from them anyway.