- Dec 4, 2011
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Does such a thing exist? (5.3L V8)
I replaced my tensioner pulley last year. It is making noise again. Checked it and the pulley is a bit loose but it feels almost like the plastic is distorted slightly.
I never liked that it was plastic anyway.
Does a tensioner exist with a metal pulley instead? The idler (smooth pulley) is metal. Not sure why they use plastic for the ribbed tensioner pulley aside from the fact it is cheap (and that's the whole problem with it).
I replaced my tensioner pulley last year. It is making noise again. Checked it and the pulley is a bit loose but it feels almost like the plastic is distorted slightly.
I never liked that it was plastic anyway.
Does a tensioner exist with a metal pulley instead? The idler (smooth pulley) is metal. Not sure why they use plastic for the ribbed tensioner pulley aside from the fact it is cheap (and that's the whole problem with it).