Idler Pulley Bolt Won't Tighten at Jesse Jean blog

Idler Pulley Bolt Won't Tighten. I am in the process of changing the idler pulley on my 1991 f150 302 and the bolt won't budge when trying to turn counter. Broken idler pulley bolt doing some charity work on a '04 5.4. Noticed top right idler pulley was sitting on a 45* angle, figured it was. The idler arm pivots on a spacer/stud arrangement that should be solidly bolted to the deck. The spacer is usually longer. You can use a breaker bar to put some pressure on the pulley to get some slack, and pull the belt of the smooth water pump. Pull the tensioner as far as possible to the front of the vehicle. Since my timing belt idler pulley was making noise, today i decided to replace it with a new one. After i put the new pulley. The bolt slides along a channel directly under the engine. When i installed the new bearing, i noticed that i can't use the old bolt to tighten. When i took the old pulley off, the bolt seemed a little too easy to take off. Start the idler pulley bolt into engine and screw it in finger tight. Just replaced my idler pulley. The belt is the main drive belt, and the bolt near the center is for the idler pulley (which has been removed).

I am in the process of changing the idler pulley on my 1991 f150 302 and the bolt won't budge when trying to turn counter. Just replaced my idler pulley. Since my timing belt idler pulley was making noise, today i decided to replace it with a new one. When i installed the new bearing, i noticed that i can't use the old bolt to tighten. The idler arm pivots on a spacer/stud arrangement that should be solidly bolted to the deck. When i took the old pulley off, the bolt seemed a little too easy to take off. Noticed top right idler pulley was sitting on a 45* angle, figured it was. The bolt slides along a channel directly under the engine. You can use a breaker bar to put some pressure on the pulley to get some slack, and pull the belt of the smooth water pump. After i put the new pulley.

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Idler Pulley Bolt Won't Tighten Just replaced my idler pulley. I am in the process of changing the idler pulley on my 1991 f150 302 and the bolt won't budge when trying to turn counter. When i took the old pulley off, the bolt seemed a little too easy to take off. When i installed the new bearing, i noticed that i can't use the old bolt to tighten. Broken idler pulley bolt doing some charity work on a '04 5.4. Start the idler pulley bolt into engine and screw it in finger tight. Noticed top right idler pulley was sitting on a 45* angle, figured it was. The bolt slides along a channel directly under the engine. The belt is the main drive belt, and the bolt near the center is for the idler pulley (which has been removed). Just replaced my idler pulley. Since my timing belt idler pulley was making noise, today i decided to replace it with a new one. You can use a breaker bar to put some pressure on the pulley to get some slack, and pull the belt of the smooth water pump. The idler arm pivots on a spacer/stud arrangement that should be solidly bolted to the deck. After i put the new pulley. The spacer is usually longer. Pull the tensioner as far as possible to the front of the vehicle.