BLDTruth

Started hearing a squeak squeak squeak from my engine compartment about a week ago. Went out ths morning to check the idler and tensioner pulleys and they both have some wobble in them....tensioner is much worse.

Recommendations for replacement brands? I have read that Gates is a good replacement for belts so are they recommended for pulleys too?

Is it recommended to replace the entire tensioner assembly or can I get away with just the pulley?

BLDTruth

Just to close this out for future reference:

Gates 38123 for Tensioner assembly

Gates 38015 for Idler pulley

Factory installed A/C 5.0L bolted up perfectly no more squeakies or wobbles.

All you need is a 15mm wrench/socket and a T50 Torx. Took 20 minutes to replace both.

techrep

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and another 20mins to get that damn belt on...

BLDTruth

^^^First time I changed the belt yes . For this I didn't even take it all the way off. Took 2 minutes tops to get it back in place. To be honest, I was almost a little disappointed how easy the whole project was.

techrep

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Nice...could of pulled the throttle body off and cleaned it..lol

fltdriver

I know you're already done with this but for anyone else:

I get the cheapest ones I can find simply because I like to replace them with the belt on every vehicle I own. To me $5-10 extra for each pulley is money well spent when the engines power and MPG can be affected by the slight drag from worn bearings.

Actual brand makes no difference to me, except I would never put a duralast anything on any of my vehicles.

techrep

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Dura-crap !!

Crownman

Don't buy the Dayco stuff either. I took back 3 tensioners before just getting my money back and putting on a Motorcraft unit.