Originally Posted by
heavyjeffd
Fresh rebuild, new fluids, new bearings (all of them), new pullies, new belt, new idler gear.
Take the belt off, everything spins freely, put the belt on, everything binds up.
I went back to the manual settings for a new belt (2nd hole in rear, 3rd hole up front).
Kind of at a loss. :\
When you say all new bearings, I'm going to assume this includes the tensioner bearings? (I've seen some people overlook them and just want to make sure that you didn't.) Mine where shot, and the heat they had generated had warped the plastic that the front one gets screwed into. Those two things combined were giving me some pretty bad drag.
AE/STRC - I'd like to see an aluminum front inner belt housing....the rear goes into aluminum....the front should too. (Yes, I know....more weight up high....but less flex in the belt tunnel.)