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My next move, will be to either change out the water pump pulley, the pump itself... or both. I've got a gawdawful squealing coming from under the hood and visually, it looks as if the water pump pulley is the culprit. It's the only pulley that I can see wobble as it spins.
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Thanks for the input, I've gathered that the pulley just bolts to the pump by the four bolts. I am curious to know/find out which of the two it is. As it stands, I can grab the pulley with both hands and it doesn't budge. Couldn't wiggle it for nothing. Of course, I just dealt w/ my hub assemblies too. Replaced the left one first; which didn't fix the problem. So replaced the right one and the howling went away. Even spinning or rocking the wheels, they showed no signs of worn bearings.
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???, The water pump pulley doesn't have bearings, it is just a piece of stamped steel that bolts to a shaft coming out of the pump, the only bearings are in the pump itself.
It doesn't hurt to change the idler pulley though if you don't know when it was last done while you have the belt off (it is also a good idea to change the belt to if it has been awhile or you don't know when it was last done), the idler does have a bearing and only costs about $10-$15.
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???, The water pump pulley doesn't have bearings, it is just a piece of stamped steel that bolts to a shaft coming out of the pump, the only bearings are in the pump itself.
It doesn't hurt to change the idler pulley though if you don't know when it was last done while you have the belt off (it is also a good idea to change the belt to if it has been awhile or you don't know when it was last done), the idler does have a bearing and only costs about $10-$15.
It doesn't hurt to change the idler pulley though if you don't know when it was last done while you have the belt off (it is also a good idea to change the belt to if it has been awhile or you don't know when it was last done), the idler does have a bearing and only costs about $10-$15.
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