Tensioner pulley?

[ihateallmustangs]

My car started making a weird sound from the belt area a few months ago. The tensioner pulley was clicking but still ok. I didn't take a good look at it till today the pulley has 2 grooves worn into it , which has also worn two lines into the belt. Is this common? The car has over 350,000k now and this part is original

[slick]

Tensioner's do go bad. Not awful hard to replace, and not expensive.

[ihateallmustangs]

Im assuming the bolt in the middle is what removes it?

 

Here is the pulley I picked up ,I got it on now. But it is now making a worse nboise then ever , the pulley is scrapeing the tensioner. So im guessing the tensioner is also wacked.

 

 

[Psych0matt]

Dayco: NO SLACK! FTW

 

 

just sounds funny :-)

[GP1138]

I'd just go to the junkyard and find a relatively low mileage 3.1 and swipe that one. When I replaced the one off my 3100, I got one from a '98 GP with the 3100. Worked just fine.

[Psych0matt]

i had to replace the one on the truck a while back, and it was like 30$ for a brand new one. I figure for something cheap like that you might as well get a new one, save your self a few minutes in the future perhaps. if your cheap/poor enough though, that's not a bad alternative

[Pabz]

Get a new tensioner assembly. You dont want to be caught with it breaking while you drive, like i did, no coolant led to overheating and then a snapped head bolt.

[ihateallmustangs]

Ok here is a pic of what the tensioner is doing to the pulley, the orignal plastic pulley I took off was eaten and had severl lines worn in. The tensioner also shakes like crazy with the engine running

 

 

[Pabz]

Its toast.

[ihateallmustangs]

Got one from a 3100 , with belt for $10 at the yard! Took the pulley back and got my refund. All is well