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Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:49 pm
by Henk
Hi there
I have a little noise on the motor at low rpm(3l v6),almost like a little bell ringing.I think its the tensioner pulley bearing or maybe the runner pulley below it(there is some play on them both),now for the question-it looks like the thing is a unit.Is there a way to just change the bearing or do i have to replace the whole pulley?
Re: Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:19 pm
by 4ePajero
Cheap solution.
VW 4-cyl (eg Golf) engine uses similar unit.
Take sample to Golfwagen / Midas.
Re: Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:37 pm
by 4ePikanini
are you referring to the 2 brown pulleys in this pic?
This is the VW 4pot cambelt tensioner pulley
And this is the accesory belt tensioner pulley
take one off and as mentioned go to midas/goldwagen and see if it will work. The size difference is not too important but the width and offset is crucial.
Re: Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:09 pm
by Henk
That picture of the accesory pulley that you posted,is that also of vw?
Re: Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:01 pm
by 4ePikanini
Henk wrote:That picture of the accesory pulley that you posted,is that also of vw?
Yes. That is off most 4 cylinder vw pre 2000 engines.
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Re: Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:16 pm
by Henk
I decided to try something new,i took the old pulley and machined the old bearing out and then made a shaft so that i can just replace the bearing if it fails again. So next time i'll just buy a 6006 bearing and press it in!
Re: Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:29 am
by 4ePajero
BS!
Without photographs, there is no proof that it ever happened!
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Re: Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:03 pm
by Henk
haha okay,when i do the other one i will take some pics,i never even thought of taking any pics while i did this one-my bad
Re: Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:19 pm
by Henk
Drove back from a trip and I could hear a bearing whine-luckily close to home-it went quiet! Got home and I checked what it was,my home made runner wasn't running 100% true,so it ate the bearing to the extent that the bearing cracked
So I guess my machining skills isn't up to par
Bought one from the stealers (R500) and know it should be running for a long time still
Re: Tensioner pulley bearing
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:08 pm
by RoelfleRoux
Do you gents think it's a worthwhile expense to replace those pulleys at the 90k cam belt service? The service will get done under the maint plan, so theoretically I'll only pay for the pulleys.