Engine Chriping HELP
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Engine Chriping HELP
Engine chirping, after setting for awhile I noticed a loud distinct chirp coming from the front of my engine. It seems to be coming from what looks like the idler pulley (?) it’s bolted to the engine and seemingly to nothing else…it sets up top on the slight right side…can this just be for belt tension and can we just pull and replace?
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Take the belt of and wiggle the tensior, some times the the bolt that holds them on breaks, the tensior will stay im place just not work as well, and they do wear out.
But also while the bet is off turn all of the other pulleys to check the berings
But also while the bet is off turn all of the other pulleys to check the berings
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it looks like it's mounted on a elbow with (what looks like) 1/2 bolts (housing) on either side..??or are you recommending taking the pulley wheel from the bracket with what looks like an allen bolt holding it in place? I could send a picture tomorrow
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Picture of wheel...
this should show the chirpering wheel...see the nut on the side... do I just remove that and the one on the other side?
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thats the vacume pump we were taking about two diffrent things, If your sure thats it. you need a power steering pulley tool to get the pulley off.
it is two bolts and a hose that hold it on.
it is two bolts and a hose that hold it on.
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Before you go to the trouble of taking the pulley off the vaccum pump, pull the belt and check for play in the shaft. If its solid, I'd lean more towards the tensioner. When mine was chirping I thought for sure it was the vac pump but it ended up being the tensioner pulley. It's the one under the vac pump with the spring on it.
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we pulled the pump and the wheel turned pretty easily...the new rebuilt one was a booger to turn so maybe it's bad we'll now soon as we get this wheel off or a new one...ugh man it must be pressed on the wheel puller was useless..
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