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weareweird69
10-16-2007, 12:18 AM
Ok, last night the car started to make a little TICK sound, but me worrying about it being THE tick sound, investigated and found out that it was in the SC Belt pullies somewhere... I figured it was the tensioner being that when i applied pressure to it, it would stop ticking...

Well, I was wrong, went out tonight to take the girlfriend home and as soon as I pulled off my road, heard a loud flapping noise coming from the drivers floor. Pushed in clutch, went away, shifted to second, did it again, and then a loud WHAM. The funny thing is, it did this earlier in the day, for about a split second and disapeared...

I thought, oh shit... Then the ALT light came on, and a louder ticking noise ensued.

Luckily i was close to home, and just weened it home to find out that the belt was contacting the elec. fan and making the tick noise, ok, that made me feel better... Now, find out what caused my car to eat my belt. I was looking at all the pullies, and then I look down to the crank pully and see that the idler between the ALT, and CRANK pullies EXPLODED.

It had peeled the belt side of the pulley off, and folded it back over itself. Not just a little bit of a peel, but like an inch and a half! It looks like the pully was cracked, and it finally just gave out and died, it still spins freely and everything, all the pullies do. I just found that odd. Has that happened to anyone else?

And, is there anywhere to get that pully? Its just an idler...

and I need a new belt now... NAPA sell's Gatorback belts dont they?
Sonic03snake
10-16-2007, 12:42 AM
Ive seen that 4 or 5 times already. It almost looks like the pulley is cut with something and then ripped.
GOT SVT
10-16-2007, 01:03 AM
it does happen, that is why alot of us have billetflow pullies(to avoid this happening)

i'm sure some of us have the stock ones laying around

let us know if you are interested in another stock one
weareweird69
10-16-2007, 09:15 AM
I was hoping to be able to get my hands on a stock pulley like, now. I was wanting to drive the car today haha.

But yes, just like it was cut, then ripped back.... does anyone know why they do that?
KBCobra
10-16-2007, 01:58 PM
I was hoping to be able to get my hands on a stock pulley like, now. I was wanting to drive the car today haha.

But yes, just like it was cut, then ripped back.... does anyone know why they do that?

Not to throw this off subject, but were you at the mills mall 2 fridays ago? I swear I seen ur twin car if it wasn't you. Car headed down rt 28 towards harmerville. It sounded real good!
weareweird69
10-16-2007, 01:59 PM
I found a pulley today, and for future reference, if anyone ever does break one of these pullies, you CAN NOT get one from a dealer, you have to buy the whole tensioner unit, or buy the whole lower w/idler. The Lower w/idler = 801.00 ....

I have a part number that will work with the car, its the same pulley/idler but with a diff part number. Ill get the number a little later and edit it into here. It will be helpful for anyone who has been in my situation, or will be, and doesnt have the coin or time to wait for BF pullies.
weareweird69
10-16-2007, 02:00 PM
Not to throw this off subject, but were you at the mills mall 2 fridays ago? I swear I seen ur twin car if it wasn't you. Car headed down rt 28 towards harmerville. It sounded real good!


Yes, that was me! What were you in? I didnt see you. thank you very much! and 28 is a very bad road for my car, its too bumpy.
KBCobra
10-16-2007, 02:01 PM
Yes, that was me! What were you in? I didnt see you. thank you very much! and 28 is a very bad road for my car, its too bumpy.

I was right behind u in my silverado, its silver.
weareweird69
10-16-2007, 02:11 PM
ohhhh that would explain it. you shoulda flagged me down, I went down there cause i was bored with the girlie, coulda stopped and chatted for a few. Was i heading towards the mall in the day? or away from it at night? If it was during the day, i was trying to not kill my suspension if you didnt notice haha.
KBCobra
10-16-2007, 02:37 PM
ohhhh that would explain it. you shoulda flagged me down, I went down there cause i was bored with the girlie, coulda stopped and chatted for a few. Was i heading towards the mall in the day? or away from it at night? If it was during the day, i was trying to not kill my suspension if you didnt notice haha.

It was night time, around 7 I think. I just ran up to Verizon real quick to grab a new phone. I really hate that mall lol
weareweird69
10-16-2007, 02:41 PM
It was night time, around 7 I think. I just ran up to Verizon real quick to grab a new phone. I really hate that mall lol


haha, so I was speeding along then, I wanted to get home at that point.

That mall is so big and empty...
weareweird69
10-17-2007, 10:16 AM
The Part # for the replacement Idler is...

F65Z-8678-AAA

Idk where you can put that, but it would be a nice bit of helpful info for someone I am sure.