lawsoncl
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- North Idaho
A lot cheaper than that nice gatorback belt, I bet.
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idler pulley bearing fix
- Thread starter sharq
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A lot cheaper than that nice gatorback belt, I bet.
Blaine B.
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- Location
- Northwest Indiana
Gatorbacks are usually $20-25. Idler is around $15.
Although when me and my friend deleted the A/C in his 96 Cherokee and moved the alternator up to the top, the custom length Gatorback ended up costing him $50.
Although when me and my friend deleted the A/C in his 96 Cherokee and moved the alternator up to the top, the custom length Gatorback ended up costing him $50.
88 Wagonman
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- Boise, ID
Holy S&*T!! The guys at work call me a cheap bastard for rebuilding my starters and alternators but this is a whole new kind of cheap! It's $15 REPLACE THE DAMN THING!
scottmcneal
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- Location
- not here
Pull the money out of your tight ass, get the new pulley... MY GOD:twak:
lawsoncl
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Idaho
Gatorbacks are usually $20-25. Idler is around $15.
Although when me and my friend deleted the A/C in his 96 Cherokee and moved the alternator up to the top, the custom length Gatorback ended up costing him $50.
Ah. The gatorback I bought for my wifes Frontier was $40. Stock Nissan belts squealed like mad when cold, but the gatorback has been absolutely quiet.
a few days after i posted this thread i got a call from a buddy who's XJ was on the side of the road with a broke serp belt. i grabbed an extra belt from the garage and headed out. while i was on the way i thought about a siezed idler bearing but figured that would be one hell of a coincidence to have 2 '95 XJs have the same prob in one week but sure nuff. his idler bearing was siezed.
i took the pulley off and grabbed a set of needle nose and tore out the pieces of metal that cover the bearings. the metal was all broke and tangled between the BBs. lubed the BBs and put it back on. was good for a temporary field repair i suppose. he ran it like that for a few days before installing a new one.
as for the $15 for a new pulley, i just found an extra i forgot i had in the garage.
i took the pulley off and grabbed a set of needle nose and tore out the pieces of metal that cover the bearings. the metal was all broke and tangled between the BBs. lubed the BBs and put it back on. was good for a temporary field repair i suppose. he ran it like that for a few days before installing a new one.
as for the $15 for a new pulley, i just found an extra i forgot i had in the garage.
