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[gazjeep]

Think I need to get a new top pulley thingamabob, you know the things what the fan belt goes round  as bearings are getting a bit noisey.

Looking from the front of the TJ, its the highest one to the left of centre that proably needs doing first but might be up for changing more at the same time while the belt is removed. Do these things come in sets

Anyway, having brain fade, what are these bloody pulley's doodads called folks so I can go searching for the right thing ??

Cheers

[donk498]

Tensioner pulley?

[big g]

If it ain't driving owt it's normally called the idler pulley

[Panic mechanic!]

  they do collapse eventually or start to roar as the bearings dry out

[Cockney Boy]

Replaced both mind hast year, and the one your on about was there to replace the Aircon pump

[gazjeep]

Thats the buggers, tensioner & idler pulley's.

Top left idler pulley & right hand side one tensioner pulley.

Rich, where did you get yours from ?

Cheers Chaps, the search starts  

[Cockney Boy]

Got both of mine from Lighthouse about £17 each

[gazjeep]

Cheers Rich, was having a trawl on rockauto but if thats all they are, a call to lighty's tomorrow perchance. 

[MOCAJ]

Gaz, just replace the bearings.

I think they are 6203RS but if you get the pulleys off, press them out and then visit the local bearing emporium. I use Central bearings in Redditch or there is simply bearings on the net but do buy a branded make like skf, etc not your cheapo option

[gazjeep]

I was wondering if they could be "serviced"

Think when they come off I'll take a trip to central bearings or that there place on the net, wont hurt to have spares on the shelf, nice one Steve 

[bonza]

Think I need to get a new top pulley thingamabob, you know the things what the fan belt goes round  as bearings are getting a bit noisey.

Looking from the front of the TJ, its the highest one to the left of centre that proably needs doing first but might be up for changing more at the same time while the belt is removed. Do these things come in sets

Anyway, having brain fade, what are these bloody pulley's doodads called folks so I can go searching for the right thing ??

Cheers

even though the bearings in the pulleys are sealed, the seals can be prized out with a small flat bladed screwdriver and the bearings re-packed with grease and then the seals re-fitted back in place. this as what I did to mine as the grease had dried out making the pulleys noisy, but caught it before it damaged the bearings. not such an issue with the idler pulley, but is with the pulley on the auto tensioner as cant replace the bearing in that. have to buy the whole damn thing otherwise

[gazjeep]

New pulleys arrived today from that very nice man Carlos 

Cheers matey