Yep, I replaced the bearings in both of mine, very cheaply.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of rll
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 4:43 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Tensioner and idler bearings
Hello list
Last spring we discovered cracked heads on our 92 5.2 2WD Dak
We are finally getting it back together with Hughes heads.
After bolting up the accessories i noticed both the tensioner pulley
and the idler pulley were pretty swishy sounding and the idler felt
grainy when you rocked it.
A quick call to the dealer found the idler was about $40 and the
tensioner over $100 as the pulley is not sold separately and is
is only sold as a complete assembly....
what the heck....
30 seconds later i have the tensioner pulley off and in my hand.
A quick Google trip finds a tensioner pulley with bearing for $30.
Now to the idler pulley...
Bearing number is 6203...Google hits vxb.com bearings...$9.50 shipped.
The tensioner bearing could probably be measured and replaced the same
way...but i was happy to be able to get the pulley by itself.
Net result is $40 spend instead of $140...
I really try to buy my parts from the dealer but sometime their bullets
are too
big to bite.
rob/ferts/phx
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