Pulley HELP

[BPX-31H]

I recently bought my vt absolutely love it, but the bearings in the pulleys are wearing resulting in a constant annoying noise, just wondering if these are worth the buy,

VT VX VY V6 GATES PULLEY KIT SUIT ECOTEC COMMODORE - eBay Engine Parts, Engines, Components, Car, Truck Parts, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 13-Oct-10 08:18:52 AEDST)

[MR_VX]

i got this kit for my vx a few months back, they seem to be fine. not that it matters ( i think ) they are slighty bigger in size altho they all fit fine. worth getting for the price. unless your good with swapping bearings over into your old ones

[BPX-31H]

ha thanks, nar dont want to do the bearing swap, did it make it run a little bit better?

[BPX-31H]

any other advice or suggestions?

[db_notso]

wont make it run any better...
if they are noisy it means the bearings are failing and if they fail youll be up for a belt pulleys and whatever else the belt grabs as it comes off....
could be really expensive, i would replace them considering the arent that expensive and you can buy them individualy just listen with a long screwdriver onto the bolt of each pully so you know which one it is~!

[BPX-31H]

would it be best to buy that kit or just find the individual one? cause that shop is close to me.

[db_notso]

would buy them individually if i was you is very easy to replace (just dont over tighten them) and very cheap parts kit will only save you a couple of bucks anyway!~

[BPX-31H]

okaay cool, but that means im stuck, how do i find which one is failing?

[db_notso]

get a long piece of metal
with engine running place one end onto the bolt holding the pulley on
put your ear on the other end of the metal

if noise is loud the that ones dying if it is quiet it is ok
they will make a bearing sound like tick tick tick into your ear through harmonics...
normally the "idler" pulleys die the ones that arent attached to anything
just dont put the metal on a moving one okay?

[BPX-31H]

haha okay i wont, ill make sure im careful

[BPX-31H]

My neighbour said he had the same problem and bought the kit and just got rid of the old bearings,

[db_notso]

yeah if you replace every bearing your bound to replace the failed one

[BPX-31H]

that might be the safest best thanks mate! i was thinking replacing the rocker cover gaskets aswell.

[db_notso]

well the gaskets are always leaking on these cars. while your there tighten all of your inlet manifold lower 8mm bolts too these are normally leaking when the rockers covers start leaking and 50% of the time you can fix inlet leak just by tightening them

[BPX-31H]

oh okay cool, i wont be doing the gasket, ill get our family friend to do it and to tighten the inlet manifold, but ill do the pulleys

[accentstencil]

Just be aware that the tensioner pulley bolt is left hand thread.

[BPX-31H]

Okay thank you for the heads up, my neighbour is good with that stuff

[MRlemoncalais]

Just be aware that the tensioner pulley bolt is left hand thread.

Is the idler beside air con pump also left hand?? ep004 i think