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Mar 23, 2007 | 10:13 AM

highboy390fe

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idler pulley

I have a 93 e350 with the 7.3 diesel, the pulley is shot and needs to be replaced the bolt is stripped out and i cannot get it out. Is there a bracket i can take of and replace to get this out or what do you guys think I should do. Thanks

Mar 23, 2007 | 01:22 PM

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The idler bolt I believe goes into the block........ Short of grinding off the torx head, then disassembling the rest to see what is going on.......

Mar 23, 2007 | 06:24 PM

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Wonder if he drilled it and used an "easyout" on it. It would take a very short drill and a 90deg head to do it. What do you think PLC7.3

Mar 23, 2007 | 10:10 PM

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the bolt is stripped out and i cannot get it out

It would be pretty hard to hold it while drilling and I think it would be a grade 5 or 8 bolt ???? With the Torx head it would be hard on drill bits for the first while.