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Title: Aux belt tensioner bearing change?
Post by: The Barge Captain on 21 December 2006, 16:40:46
Has anybody ever replaced the bearing in the auxillary drive belt tensioner ? Mine sounds slightly rough and i have a new correct size bearing lying about in my workshop, only it seems a bit reluctant to drift out, and i don't want to break the pulley trying.
Is it replaceable?
Title: Re: Aux belt tensioner bearing change?
Post by: Bo Bo on 21 December 2006, 16:43:28
Have you tried re-greasing it?
Title: Re: Aux belt tensioner bearing change?
Post by: Andy B on 21 December 2006, 16:48:52
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Has anybody ever replaced the bearing in the auxillary drive belt tensioner ? Mine sounds slightly rough and i have a new correct size bearing lying about in my workshop, only it seems a bit reluctant to drift out, and i don't want to break the pulley trying.
Is it replaceable?
A proper press might be better or various suitably sized sockets and a large vice tp press it out.
I did as BoBo suggests though. I carefully prised the seal from the bearing and repacked it, it was practically dry.
Title: Re: Aux belt tensioner bearing change?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 21 December 2006, 16:50:48
The plastic is moulded around the bearing so it cant be removed.....repack it if dry, replace if rough....not hugely pricey new (25 quid?)
Title: Re: Aux belt tensioner bearing change?
Post by: Andy B on 21 December 2006, 17:15:26
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The plastic is moulded around the bearing so it cant be removed.....
Surely that depends how hard you hit it or how much pressure you use to press it out. ;)



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....not hugely pricey new (25 quid?)
Considering that just the bearing will be £10 at the most it's not hugely cheap either.
Title: Re: Aux belt tensioner bearing change?
Post by: The Barge Captain on 21 December 2006, 18:13:22
Already got a bearing 6203 just need to try and fit it. Never keen on prising seals off of bearings though.
Title: Re: Aux belt tensioner bearing change?
Post by: Andy B on 21 December 2006, 18:23:24
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 Never keen on prising seals off of bearings though.
Just don't bend it while you're removing it. They usually go back in quite easily though.
Title: Re: Aux belt tensioner bearing change?
Post by: Matchless on 22 December 2006, 08:52:44
Mark and I have just spent a week rebuilding an engine after the aux tensioner pulley failed...plastic outer broke up, shredded the aux belt and a flailing bit of belt then got into the cambelt cover and derailed the cambelt. Result...bent valves.

The bearing cannot be changed, the plastic pulley is moulded around it.
I used to ease out the seals, wash out bearing and regrease. After the recent experience I would fit a new pulley....its much cheaper and easier than a top-end rebuild.
Title: Re: Aux belt tensioner bearing change?
Post by: The Barge Captain on 24 December 2006, 15:02:46
Seals prised out quite easily.  Bearing dry but not rough, so regreased and rebuilt.
Your experience sounds like a terrible piece of bad luck mate  :(