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  • arghh!!!tension pulley....

    My drive belt likes to get thrown off my car right now....I'm guessing my tensioner is going out, but I don't know if it's the pulley, or if it's the whole assembly. I read somewhere that if it's just the pulley, it would sound loud if spun without the belt on there, but I don't know what it normally sounds like so....I really can't tell....

    The other thing is the only arm I've found is here http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/se...294967271+5919
    but it says it fits the 98- V8 motors, would it fit the V6?
    if i was a pirate noone would have a car

  • #2
    Re: arghh!!!tension pulley....

    pull down on the tensioner with a rathchet. while pulling down see it it wiggles. if it dose buy the whole tensioner assembly. dealer charges 150. orielly charges 70. autozone charges 50.

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    • #3
      Re: arghh!!!tension pulley....

      it is change of season so alot of belt are beat this time of year from all the expanding and contracting.
      WAWA-A-HOLIC

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      • #4
        Re: arghh!!!tension pulley....

        Stupid winter....

        TEAM C6V6

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        • #5
          Re: arghh!!!tension pulley....

          ha and your name is blizzard. kinda ironic
          Heady Navy Blue Metalic<br />Heady Catback Flowmasters<br />Heady Bilstien HDs, PAnhard rod, LCAs,SFCs<br />NGK\'s and MSD Wires, K&N flowin + Smooth Bellow<br />Y87 3800 GT Performance.<br />I love the way this car makes turns!<br /><br />1989 black Camoaro RS. R.I.P.

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          • #6
            Re: arghh!!!tension pulley....

            Isn't it though? I believe I've had this screen name with everything since I was like 12.. and when I was 12 blizzards were awesome for many reasons. Mainly because I got to stay home from school. But now.. I have to get to work no matter what. If Fedex is runnin, I have to be there. Hence.. Stupid winter.
            Last edited by Blizzard242; 12-03-2007, 06:42 PM.

            TEAM C6V6

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            • #7
              Re: arghh!!!tension pulley....

              ...the belt is fairly new, and this isn't the first time it's happened. it happened once about two weeks after I got the belt. After the belt slung off, I've noticed when I put the belt on, I'll start the car and the tensioner will kind of bounce until the belt is about half way on the pulley.
              if i was a pirate noone would have a car

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              • #8
                Re: arghh!!!tension pulley....

                nm.....I just went ahead and bought a new assembly, better to fix it now instead of later. Now I just have to figure out how to put it on....stupid alternator being in the way and such.
                if i was a pirate noone would have a car

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                • #9
                  Re: arghh!!!tension pulley....

                  make sure your getting the right size belt too :)
                  WAWA-A-HOLIC

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