Re: Spider serpentine belt idler bearing

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Subject: Re: Spider serpentine belt idler bearing
From: Mark Denovich <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 10:50:25 -0400
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Fetsch, Ralph wrote:

I didn't have to change mine until I had 198,000 miles on it. The same way
with the water pump. If these are wearing out sooner it may be that you are
over tightening the belt.

I bet the more likely cause of idler bearing failure is engine mount failure. First the mounts fail, then the engine sags, then the idler wears a hole through the inner fender well... then it gets a bath any time you run in the rain.

--Mark
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