[Shotimes] Help! Battery hitting idler pulley - WTB alt. idler pulley

[Jim and Debbie Leyden]

Same as Kevin

Wrong belt

Jim

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> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Edward Mazurek
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:08 AM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] Help! Battery hitting idler pulley - WTB 
> alt. idler pulley
> 
> 
> Hi...
> 
> 95 mtx...
> 
> I did a whole bunch of maintenance last year (sensors, water 
> pump, timing belt, belts, plugs, all hoses, etc.) and when I 
> went to put the battery it is hit the idler pulley and cut 
> through the bottom of it.
> 
> I couldn't figure out why, all of the sudden, this was 
> occuring. When I reinstalled the battery tray it went in the 
> same place I think. It can only be installed one way so I 
> don't think I screwed it up. So, I put a 3/8" piece of 
> plywood under the battery to move it up a bit. Well, that 
> "fix" worked until last week when I suspect my son who is a 
> little "heavy in the foot" drove it. The bottom of the 
> battery got cut again (even with the piece of plywood 
> installed) and dumped one cell's worth of acid on the belts 
> and pulleys. The alt. belt then broke.
> 
> It turns out that my alternator idler pulley bearing
> is all corroded from the battery acid. I need the whole
> thing and I'm not sure what the dealer charges. Anyone
> have one for a good deal? It's for a 95 mtx.
> 
> Any ideas as to why the bottom of the battery is now hitting 
> the idler pulley? One, thing, I did change the battery at the 
> time to a new one. It fits in the try just fine so I don't 
> think that's it.
> 
> Any help is apprecciated!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ed Mazurek
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