idler pulley
 

Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?

Someone commented about using STP on an idler.

My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!

Re: idler pulley
 

Scott in Baltimore did pass the time by typing:
> Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?
>
> Someone commented about using STP on an idler.
>
> My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!

Sure it's the idler and not something else. I had a lot of squeeks
comeing from the power steering pump pulley, turns out the belt was
out of alignmnet. The harmonic balancer started to walk forward because
the rubber ring failed.

You can tell if it's the belt by using a bar of soap. With the engine
running and squeeking, carefully touch the edge of the belt with the
bar of soap. If the squeek goes away then there is a pulley out of line
and you should check the harmonic balancer.

As for STP on an idler, I gues you could. They arn't that expensive
to replace.

--
DougW

Re: idler pulley
 

Scott in Baltimore did pass the time by typing:
> Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?
>
> Someone commented about using STP on an idler.
>
> My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!

Sure it's the idler and not something else. I had a lot of squeeks
comeing from the power steering pump pulley, turns out the belt was
out of alignmnet. The harmonic balancer started to walk forward because
the rubber ring failed.

You can tell if it's the belt by using a bar of soap. With the engine
running and squeeking, carefully touch the edge of the belt with the
bar of soap. If the squeek goes away then there is a pulley out of line
and you should check the harmonic balancer.

As for STP on an idler, I gues you could. They arn't that expensive
to replace.

--
DougW

Re: idler pulley
 

Scott in Baltimore did pass the time by typing:
> Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?
>
> Someone commented about using STP on an idler.
>
> My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!

Sure it's the idler and not something else. I had a lot of squeeks
comeing from the power steering pump pulley, turns out the belt was
out of alignmnet. The harmonic balancer started to walk forward because
the rubber ring failed.

You can tell if it's the belt by using a bar of soap. With the engine
running and squeeking, carefully touch the edge of the belt with the
bar of soap. If the squeek goes away then there is a pulley out of line
and you should check the harmonic balancer.

As for STP on an idler, I gues you could. They arn't that expensive
to replace.

--
DougW

Re: idler pulley
 

Scott in Baltimore did pass the time by typing:
> Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?
>
> Someone commented about using STP on an idler.
>
> My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!

Sure it's the idler and not something else. I had a lot of squeeks
comeing from the power steering pump pulley, turns out the belt was
out of alignmnet. The harmonic balancer started to walk forward because
the rubber ring failed.

You can tell if it's the belt by using a bar of soap. With the engine
running and squeeking, carefully touch the edge of the belt with the
bar of soap. If the squeek goes away then there is a pulley out of line
and you should check the harmonic balancer.

As for STP on an idler, I gues you could. They arn't that expensive
to replace.

--
DougW

Re: idler pulley
 

Scott in Baltimore proclaimed:
> Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?
>
> Someone commented about using STP on an idler.
>
> My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!

I had one that if I ran the thing heavy, as in crossing the sierras...
if I parked it and the next day was overly wet and cold, the idler would
squeak for under a minute on a cold start. I used a mix of STP,
Castrol Syntec, and Marvel Mystery Oil. Mostly STP, with the Castrol
Syntec to thin it down to roughly a 90 weight gear lube consistency.
Then just a couple capfuls of Marvel Mystery to get a bit of quick
penetration.

The hard part is getting the mix into the bearing without getting it on
the serpentine [which would not be a good idea]. I used a piece of
hobby shop brass tube bent just a tad so it could drop just a few small
drops right along the bearing face.

Been quiet ever since the first treatment.

I have a new idler and do plan to replace it, probably when I put in a
new serpentine at 90K. Or if it starts squeaking again.

Re: idler pulley
 

Scott in Baltimore proclaimed:
> Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?
>
> Someone commented about using STP on an idler.
>
> My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!

I had one that if I ran the thing heavy, as in crossing the sierras...
if I parked it and the next day was overly wet and cold, the idler would
squeak for under a minute on a cold start. I used a mix of STP,
Castrol Syntec, and Marvel Mystery Oil. Mostly STP, with the Castrol
Syntec to thin it down to roughly a 90 weight gear lube consistency.
Then just a couple capfuls of Marvel Mystery to get a bit of quick
penetration.

The hard part is getting the mix into the bearing without getting it on
the serpentine [which would not be a good idea]. I used a piece of
hobby shop brass tube bent just a tad so it could drop just a few small
drops right along the bearing face.

Been quiet ever since the first treatment.

I have a new idler and do plan to replace it, probably when I put in a
new serpentine at 90K. Or if it starts squeaking again.

Re: idler pulley
 

Scott in Baltimore proclaimed:
> Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?
>
> Someone commented about using STP on an idler.
>
> My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!

I had one that if I ran the thing heavy, as in crossing the sierras...
if I parked it and the next day was overly wet and cold, the idler would
squeak for under a minute on a cold start. I used a mix of STP,
Castrol Syntec, and Marvel Mystery Oil. Mostly STP, with the Castrol
Syntec to thin it down to roughly a 90 weight gear lube consistency.
Then just a couple capfuls of Marvel Mystery to get a bit of quick
penetration.

The hard part is getting the mix into the bearing without getting it on
the serpentine [which would not be a good idea]. I used a piece of
hobby shop brass tube bent just a tad so it could drop just a few small
drops right along the bearing face.

Been quiet ever since the first treatment.

I have a new idler and do plan to replace it, probably when I put in a
new serpentine at 90K. Or if it starts squeaking again.

Re: idler pulley
 

Scott in Baltimore proclaimed:
> Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?
>
> Someone commented about using STP on an idler.
>
> My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!

I had one that if I ran the thing heavy, as in crossing the sierras...
if I parked it and the next day was overly wet and cold, the idler would
squeak for under a minute on a cold start. I used a mix of STP,
Castrol Syntec, and Marvel Mystery Oil. Mostly STP, with the Castrol
Syntec to thin it down to roughly a 90 weight gear lube consistency.
Then just a couple capfuls of Marvel Mystery to get a bit of quick
penetration.

The hard part is getting the mix into the bearing without getting it on
the serpentine [which would not be a good idea]. I used a piece of
hobby shop brass tube bent just a tad so it could drop just a few small
drops right along the bearing face.

Been quiet ever since the first treatment.

I have a new idler and do plan to replace it, probably when I put in a
new serpentine at 90K. Or if it starts squeaking again.

Re: idler pulley
 

I tried to get lubricant into my idler bushing and didn't have much
luck. The thing wobbled anyway.

The bushing, bolt and washer are 3 separate parts that can be ordered
individually. There is no need for the pulley unless it is damaged.

Mike
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Scott in Baltimore wrote:
>
> Do a lot of you have/get squeaks on the idler pulley?
>
> Someone commented about using STP on an idler.
>
> My squeak comes and goes with the weather, and it's annoying!