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Old 07-07-2015, 08:53 PM   #6436
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PSA: check your idler pulley!

In the last week or so my car developed a squeak on start-up, so I picked up a new idler and belt just in case. I pulled the belt and spun all the pulleys and they all felt smooth and made no noise. But when I pulled the plastic idler, I found this:



Now, the car is in the midst of some work, so I wasn't able to verify that the squeak is gone. But regardless if it is, this pulley needed to be replaced. So I figured I should show the other owners of this kit that may have the same pulley, in case there was a bad batch of bearings.

FYI, I replaced it with a Gates 38018 pulley.
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