Pulley Bearings

[Nevi187]

hey guys, i have the same problem with my supercharger pulley, i only need the bearings though........just cant seem to find anyone who sells just the bearing

 

[mirrabucca]

If youve got the metal type pulleys, then its definitely worth just changing the bearings instead of replacing the complete pulleys. $15 for 3 new bearings versus $100 or more for 3 new complete pulleys. I know which Id prefer.. And changing the bearings was easy and didnt take long.

Yeah, cheaper and a better chance of getting a good bearing! The Ripco ones, and the Cheap - as - Soup ones are now rubbish. They are even noisy spinning them by hand!
I have just bought another new water pump. This time a genuine Holden one. Why? Becasue the GATES one I put in last year lasted 11 months.
(Squealing bearing, water coming out of the drain hole).

 

[Lex]

Yeah, cheaper and a better chance of getting a good bearing! The Ripco ones, and the Cheap - as - Soup ones are now rubbish. They are even noisy spinning them by hand!
I have just bought another new water pump. This time a genuine Holden one. Why? Becasue the GATES one I put in last year lasted 11 months.
(Squealing bearing, water coming out of the drain hole).

Hi
If you are going through pumps & water pumps, maybe the pulleys are the wrong size. The belt will be to tight & puts to much stress on the bearings.
End result, stuffed pulley bearings & water pump.

Though cheap parts doesn't help either.

 

[losh1971]

As Lex knows I was going through pumps every six months. Turned out the tensioner was placing too much pressure on the bearing. New tensioner and problem was fixed.

 

[mirrabucca]

Hi
If you are going through pumps & water pumps, maybe the pulleys are the wrong size. The belt will be to tight & puts to much stress on the bearings.
End result, stuffed pulley bearings & water pump.

Though cheap parts doesn't help either.

Thanks for the reply and tips. All pulleys and WP pulley are standard size. Had the car since 2002 (17,000 k's).

 

[Lex]

Thanks for the reply and tips. All pulleys and WP pulley are standard size. Had the car since 2002 (17,000 k's).

You bought new?

 

[mirrabucca]

You bought new?

No, VX Series one S pak. Got it in 2002. Its a 2001 model.

 

[krusing]

hey guys, i have the same problem with my supercharger pulley, i only need the bearings though........just cant seem to find anyone who sells just the bearing

When you say Supercharger Pulley,
Which one ?
do you mean the snout bearing ?, if you do, they are a common bearing for electric motor's,
keeping in mind, there is a special way of pulling the snout down without damaging the housing.
You may need to replace the front snout seal also.
I have found a few places that sell the bearings required for the snout.

I replaced all the Bearings in the 6 Pulleys on my Super6, including the front and rear snout bearings,
While I was in the process of doing them all, I also replaced the both Bearings in the Alternator.
With the plastic pulley, I threw that the s__ house, and got a metal one from the wreckers some time ago, and replaced the bearing in that.
I then made a list of all the Bearings required, to make it easier for future replacement.
The rest is history,
And forgot to mention, nice and quiet now

 

[Lex]

maybe the pulleys are the wrong size.

Forgot to mention belts, some people get the wrong belts (to small) too.

 

[Foxyloxyboy]

If youve got the metal type pulleys, then its definitely worth just changing the bearings instead of replacing the complete pulleys. $15 for 3 new bearings versus $100 or more for 3 new complete pulleys. I know which Id prefer.. And changing the bearings was easy and didnt take long.

hey there good comment - can you tell me what the bearing number is for the TENSIONER pulley - for example 6202 or 6204 etc I would really appreciate it as I want to buy the new bearing before I remove the pulley from the car and take out the bearing .. thanks in advance... Foxyloxyboy