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Old Jul 14, 2015 | 10:30 AM
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Default Re: idler pulley

Hello Rob, Finding a bad bearing in my idler pulley was one of my first experiences on CrossfireForum.org . . .

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post686326

To help you use the search tools available on this forum to find answers . . . In this case you would go to the top of any page and click "tools" then on the drop down menu click on "advanced search". Enter "belt wrap kit" in the"key words" box and "LateModel21" in the "user name" box. Click on the "search now" button at the bottom voila . . . everything you seek will magically appear.

To answer your first question . . .

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post719553

Read the thread linked above and then click on LateModel21 by his avatar in any of his posts you'll get a drop down menu that will allow you to communicate with him.

To answer your second question . . . No, you put a 15mm socket on the nut that holds the pulley on (the nut around that torx head bolt in the center of the pulley). Using gentle pressure counterclockwise release the tension to slip the serpentine belt on or off. While you CAN use that torx head bolt in the center, most members feel that it is too small and you risk damaging or breaking the bolt. I've been there done that. Use the 15mm pulley nut and avoid creating another problem.

As an additional comment about your original "breakdown" when the idler pulley failed . . . They usually start making A LOT of noise long before a catastrophic failure. You didn't hear any grinding rattling noise coming from the engine compartment? As with most any car, Crossfires have some common issues and / or parts that will often fail. That idler pulley on the SRT6s is one such example. Now that you have the car running again with some off the self part (not even the correct replacement part) it sounds like you want to just run the car until it fails again? Not everyone is a "car guy" and I understand that. Good luck and enjoy your Crossfire . . .
 

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