the pulley's definitely lost all their grease. they were rattling like a wrist trinket, but overall were still pretty solid.
definitely didn't help, probably would've cleared when new, but still not enough clearance IMO...
i realized made a mistake when i picked the prettier pulley's.
these definitely didn't clear, wouldn't even spin freely when tightened down.
so the 18ga spacer bushings were a necessity, though honestly about 2x's the clearance i really needed.
problem was the oem washer didn't fit. so i had to do some trimming.
otherwise went in fine, no more squeaking so far, but seems like the other idler pulley under the alternator has some play now...
