Idler pulley
 

Who here has replaced theirs? I am going on my 3rd :eek2:

I :dontknow2: why?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ0P3aVXZ0U

I'm going to need to stock these things and fan motors :rotflmao2:

DO NOT TORQUE TO THE 45LBS THE FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL SAYS FOR THE PULLEY, it will break, 30lbs worked for another member, I just tightened it till it felt tight and rechecked it in a couple days

special bolt needed for it, after a lot of trying another member finally got the part number for it after 3+ dealers couldnt help he talked to an Chrysler engineer, oops we left that part number out of the parts lists and drawing DUH, any how its part number 6508247aa for the bolt incase anyone breaks it, also you can get the Pulley at Napa for about $17-18.

thanks Chris and Jay :thumbsup:


edit:
this is the tensioner pulley, with a 3/8 ratchet you can take just enough tension off the belt/idler pulley without even having to fully remove the belt. leave that ratchet there and with another take the idler pulley off, have the new one standing by where you can reach it, takes 2-3min max :thumbsup: beats going to the dealer and being without your jeep
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/IMG_1272.jpg

see ratchet in hole to the left
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/IMG_1274.jpg

the small black pulley top centerish is the idler pulley, one bolt and thats it
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/IMG_1273.jpg[/QUOTE]

edit again haha: this is how one sounds with bad pulley, they dont always sounds exactly the same but close
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...h_MVI_1635.jpg

over 47K miles and still on my original.

Still on my original, but I haven't had water over the hood either.:D

I've had mine replaced once after:


We also had to replace it in my wife's Tacoma after some mudding.

brown
 

good look for you I think it will be color for this season.:yup:

:thinking: maybe we can get a deal on a case of em:rotflmao1:

they are EXTREMELY easy to replace and takes about 4minutes, I'll post pic of how to loosen the belt enough to take the pulley off and replace.

I thought you might be able to the first time I did it, but it is pretty tightly sealed....of course not enough to keep the water/sand out though. I tried squirting some white lith grease in it but it didnt help. they are only 20bucks from moparpartsamerica.

moparpartsamerica.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getJointLocator&siteid=214583&cha pter=&sectionids=1,0&groupid=10020&subgroupid=2001 9&componentid=61605&make=17&model=Wrangler&year=20 07&catalogid=1&displayCatalogid=0

this is the tensioner pulley, with a 3/8 ratchet you can take just enough tension off the belt/idler pulley without even having to fully remove the belt.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/IMG_1272.jpg

see ratchet in hole to the left
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/IMG_1274.jpg

the small black pulley top centerish is the idler pulley, one bolt and thats it
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/IMG_1273.jpg

I havn't had any isusses with mine yet.

Not sure what went wrong. My belt was shredded and saw the platic wheel on pulley was destroyed. Dealer( which has done lots of free work for me) said pulleys are not under warranty. Bought a new one and a spare pulley and belt just in case. worth not worrying about being stuck. Easy to repair quickly.