Next project - Pulleys

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by Racer Boy

They have rubber grease seals. I packed new grease into the idler pulley bearing on my car, and it has so far been fine for the two years since.

Two years? That's a good run.

I drove 160 miles yesterday and the car hasn't been quieter since I've owned it.

Maybe this should be a regular maintenance routine... annual.



Ok... where now to spend that $275?

[Geof3]

Originally Posted by Starter986

Two years? That's a good run.

I drove 160 miles yesterday and the car hasn't been quieter since I've owned it.

Maybe this should be a regular maintenance routine... annual.



Ok... where now to spend that $275?

No, I wouldn’t do it annually. Think about it, how many years/miles have yours been installed? Mine were 60k and 17. So, I’m thinking belt, check pulleys, maybe annually. Pulley refresh? MAYBE 10-15k unless obviously bad...

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by Geof3

No, I wouldn’t do it annually. Think about it, how many years/miles have yours been installed? Mine were 60k and 17. So, I’m thinking belt, check pulleys, maybe annually. Pulley refresh? MAYBE 10-15k unless obviously bad...

True. Annual would be overkill.

Do you know if the originals were packed with grease? My three were absent evidence of any lubrication. Just bearings, and no grease.

Cheers!

[kk2002s]

I had one pulley start to go and just went with replacing all with Sebro brand. I figure they lasted about 15 years, 90k+ miles. I do remember that the tension-er pulley with the nut on the back, you have to be careful how tight you go as I found that if to tight, the pulley would not spin as free as I felt it should.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by kk2002s

I had one pulley start to go and just went with replacing all with Sebro brand. I figure they lasted about 15 years, 90k+ miles. I do remember that the tension-er pulley with the nut on the back, you have to be careful how tight you go as I found that if to tight, the pulley would not spin as free as I felt it should.

I saw the Sebro pulleys. They get good reviews. I chose to service the bearings because as easy as it is to part with $275 for pulleys/belt I just couldn't get past how incredibly inexpensive are the bearings. The pulley part itself... near indestructable. I figured if it doesn't work I'll just buy the new pulleys. That said...

I further was inspired to service those bearings to mitigate the vehicle operating expenses. Again, it's easy to throw money at the cars... but the challenge is in keeping those operating expenses low. More bragging rights.

I'll know when those pulleys need to be replaced. lol.