damn idler pulley!

[Lilni]

a few weeks ago my idler pulley started squeaking really bad. i figured that the bearing was shot and so i replaced the entire pulley. now it doesnt sound like a shot bearing anymore but its still squeaking and its pissing me off whenever i squirt some oil on it, it quits for a while but in about 30 seconds the squeak comes back. I know theres some friction going on in it somewhere but i cant figure out how to stop it. i had an idea to figure out exactly what was causing the friction and put a felt washer there but i dunno anyone got any better ideas?

 

[GUY]

is the pulley tightley against the t-belt? if not that might be it, or it could be the bracketry holding the pulley in place......that might be loose.

 

[Lilni]

yeah, the pulleys up against the belt just fine, and i tried tightening the bolt keeping the pulley on really hard and i tried keeping it not-so tight.


hey- we live in the same state! know of any good dsm shops around st. louis by chance?