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ihatefordz 04-16-2012 09:41 AM

I've been hearing a funny sound when i crank up lately. only thing I physically see is that my tensioner pulley is kinda shaky. I took a vid.

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...h_60165877.jpg

listen for it and you'll hear it. and you can see the tensioner shaking

2002XTREME 04-16-2012 10:42 AM

Heres an easy test solution,, loosen the tension of the belt off that tensioner pulley and while the belt is`nt touching spin that pulley by hand and also try to move it side to side listen for noise or any movement, the bearing inside of them can go bad mine did, and the pulley is available at "advanceauto"... Good luck with it.

war00 04-16-2012 11:03 AM

tensioner should have some shake to it as its spring loaded, take the belt off and spin all the pullies by hand, feel for play and rough rolling resistance.

50lb_cat 04-16-2012 11:11 AM

Could also be coming from the alternator or compressor bearings but I would suspect a pulley.

pettyfog 04-16-2012 12:54 PM

It's the tensioner or idler or compressor pulley bearings. Take belt loose and spin them. If they 'sing' and have any wobble at all replace them.
The Compressor pulley, I suggest replacing entire clutch assy. Big can of worms if you havent done it before.. and not worth trying to save the 80 bucks difference, becuase the clutch does wear and prone to crack when it's over 100k. Been there.

dg98adams 04-16-2012 02:06 PM

Dude you video is a good way to loose a couple fingers!!!!:icon_omg:

If you blip the throttle/cable cable and rev the engine and the tensioner "dances" after it returns to idle, the tensioner has reached it's life span.
those things last 30k miles....at least from the auto parts stores...

mrkevinmjr 04-16-2012 08:44 PM

start replacing... easy fix... yank the two pulleys and see if its still there after you replace them....


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