Re: Code 3 supercharger idler pully neeeded
Darned if I didn't jinx myself with my earlier post on this thread. Started hearing a good bit of noise
from under the hood early last week, and when I popped the hood and listened close, it sounded like
the idler pulley (#8 in the PSK diagrams). Wasn't sure that it wasn't the supercharger pulley, so I first
pulled that and replaced with the stock unit. Still heard that singing.
I ordered the Pulley Saver Kit from NeedsWings on Thursday, and had the box in hand on Saturday.
The instructions were pretty easy to follow, and I installed that kit this morning. So far, all seems
well. I only problem I had was while bolting in the very last bolt, which olds the exahust gas tubing
in place. It is a very tight space between where the nut for the bolt goes, and the #8 pulley. And,
the bolt is long enough that, if I didn't add a second washer on the front side, it would have been
rubbing against the belt. It was very difficult to get the nut on, as there was no real way to hold on
to it, except by finger tips of both hands. Obviously, this needed another solution.
I took at 7/16th wrench, and used scotch tape to hold the nut in place in the open end of the wrench,
and that was sufficient to properly line up the nut so the bolt would take a bite and screw in. BTW,
that was a replacement nut, as I'd lost the original when trying to hold it into place to get the bolt
started. Not sure where that other nut ended up. Still haven't found it, but it doesn't seem to be
anywhere in or on the motor. Oh, and watch out for those sping clips that hold the fan in place.
I had one of those pop off while trying to press it into place. Took me a while to find that.
Test drive and reinspection afterwards would seem to indicate that all is holding together. I would
recommend this kit be used at any time you hear an original pulley bearing going bad (at least any of
those replaced by the kit).