[DeTomaso] Air conditioner belt replacement

[John Taphorn]

Wow.  That is a simple and effective solution.  I never thought of that.

Thanks
JT
On 1/3/2013 5:55 AM, Tomas Gunnarsson wrote:
> If you tack weld the nut to the mount the idler gets a fixed position. I
> welded a square washer to the nut so it can't rotate inside the mount
> but still slide up and down for adjustment. That way I can tighten the
> idler from the front with one wrench.
>   
> Tomas
>
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> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; guido_detomaso at prodigy.net; detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Air conditioner belt replacement
>
> Wasn't there a trick to this part?
>
> Like the nut on the back is not captured, so it makes it hard
> to remove sometimes (hard to get to, or it turns)? So the trick was to
> tack-weld the nut?
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> In a message dated 1/2/13 19 54 20, guido_detomaso at prodigy.net writes:
>
>
>> Eventually removed
>> the tensioning pulley altogether.  Didn't zing it or put it on eBay,
> it's
>> just
>> riding the pine for now.
>>
>>>> When you have the front end open, now would be a good time to
> investigate the status of the bearing which is pressed into the idler
> pulley. You
> don't want to have happen to you, what happened to me:
>
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=28729
>
> When the bearing came apart, it sounded just like an engine that had
> completely fragged. I had the car towed home, and was relieved to find
> the
>
> problem was so minor.
>
> The local machine shop destroyed my pulley trying to press out the
> remains
> of the bearing. No big loss; a replacement bearing for the stock pulley
> cost almost exactly the same as a complete replacement pulley w/bearing.
> The
> replacement is slightly larger in diameter, no big deal. I got it at
> NAPA; brand is Duralast and part number is 231036.
>
> Mike
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