i was out on a road trip when i heard a rattle from the front of the car so i pulled into a dodge dealership and they say my srt-6 Will need some work ...you think?? HAHA any way he goes on to tell me i need a new tensioner part#5143092AA $97.00 and a new Damper- crans part #5166765AA $429.00 and a new pulley-idlns part #68020888AA $61.92 and the Alternatr pulley is bad so they i need a new Alternatr part#5097755AA $985.00 plus labor out the door total $2,200.95 .... is this stuff i can get from a vendor around here and maybe do some of the work myself???? and just because pulley is ban on Alternatr can't just the pulley be changed out... it seems to be working OK...any HELP would be great...thank you

 

Step 1: Call AAA and have it towed home.


A lot of us have crank pulleys we'll part with for under $75. As for the alternator, I bought one off ebay for $175.

 

WHY thank you for the quick reply .... yes they sent out a flat took it bed to my home.... i think ill put a add in the want add sec. on here..... but what about the DAMPER-CRANS for $429.00 is this also an easy to get and fix??? again that you for your help it seems your are the 1st one to answer up....

 

The Damper is the crank pulley. You can swap the crank pulley, but you'll need the tool to hold your crank stationary while tightening the bolt.
I gotta get back to work.

 

Yes, you can change out the alternator pulley very easily. I happen to have a stock alternator pulley that I just removed from my low mileage SRT6. You can have it for $20.00 delivered to your door.

I find it highly unlikely that all of those pulleys failed (are failing) at the same time. In any event, you can definitely R & R the pulleys yourself but as grip grip said you'll need a special tool to "hold" the crank pulley while removing the bolt and replacing the bolt (you should also get a new crank bolt). That bolt has a VERY high torque and the bolt is difficult to remove and also difficult to re-torque correctly.

 

How many miles on your SRT6? Have you ever changed out the idler pulley (pulley immediately to the left of the supercharger pulley as you're standing in front of the car and looking at the engine) or put a new bearing in the supercharger pulley? Those are normally the first pulleys / bearings to fail and make the rattling sound you describe.

 

crank pulley is approx 250$ from oediscountparts.com i have the proper crank pulley tool.

 

SOLD i'll take it.. pay pal?? thanks for the info too..... the tec. told me that when one pulley fails if not taken care of it can make others fail ???....

 

Rock Auto has a Bosch alternator for $209.00 Why the huge price difference?

 

around 54k mils on it i have not changed any pulleys or bearings.... i have done supper charger cooling pump and water leak killed my rear comp. ......

 

thank you for the lead....

 

another good lead..... thank you

 

i reread you post i i didn't respond to the supper charger bearing that you said to check..... i think the supper charger bearing should be OK i did install a 65 from EURO. last year ...also their tune and e55 clold air intake .... and i bought in the the brake upgrade last year.. had a Little noise at 1st. with the brake shoes but all good now.......

 

OK but before I take your money . . . I just went and got the alternator pulley. It could use a sandblast and paint (which I would be happy to do for you). I don't see how one of these pulleys can really go bad. There are no bearings . . it is simply a steel pulley that bolts right onto the alternator. If you're sure you want it I'll PM you my PayPal ID and it will be on the way to you tomorrow (or Friday if you want me to clean it up and paint it). Let me know . . .

 

Do you still have that OEM idler pulley on there? If so, that is most likely the source of your noise and I would bet it is probably your ONLY problem. Take off the serpentine belt and spin that pulley . . . see if it spins rough and noisy . . .

 

OK.. ill do it NOW .... after i check it ill log back on and let you know.....

 

WOW.... that sure is a problem the little pulley just left of the supper charger sure makes a lot of noise....also supper charger pulley makes a little rattle noise....the alternator seems to shake a little, like its out of alignment when car is running.....

 

I would suggest you change out that pulley (They ALL go bad because it is a small pulley and it spins too fast causing the bearing to fail prematurely). I suspect that is probably your only problem. Here is a link to buy a new idler pulley (you want that first pulley shown in the link)

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BUT FYI - Rather than put the same pulley back on there, I would suggest you consider the Pulley Saver Kit from Needswings

Pulley Saver Kit Waldig/NeedsWings

or the LateModel 21 belt wrap kit

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...l21+pulley+kit

Both will eliminate that (destined to fail) idler pulley.

 

You should also remove and inspect your supercharger pulley. Not sure which "generation' of EC pulley you have but there is a possibility that it is also failing. If it's noisy then that bearing is probably going bad too. But let's take one step at a time . . .

 

OK....i'm going to get saver kit ordered..... the 65 is their 2nd batch and its not very loud but when i get my ear real close it has a little rattle noise( very hard to hear).......