Went to take off the Wazee Idler pulley, b/c it sounded like the bearings might be bad. Took it off, put some lube on it, but when I went to put it back on, the bolt kept wanting to go in at an angle. I could NOT line it up to go in str8. I fed it through the back, and with minimal effort, got it to come through to the front...but still no luck putting it in through the front.
On Joe's Advice (Thanks btw!), I sent to H.D. to get a tap of the same size, to "clean out the threads". They didnt sell the right one ( it is a 10mm 1.5 thread size), so I bought a couple of bolts that would fit to use as a "cleaner".
Got home, fed it through the back, then fed it through the front, with some effort.....TX bolt still wouldnt feed str8. I finally just put a lot of tension on the pulley bolt to hold it str8, then turned the sucker until the bolt went through...Im sure I must have "re threaded" that hole, because the entire way in, it took some effort to get it in.
As of now, there is about 1 to 2 degrees of "play" in the pulley, but the bolt is on REALLY TIGHT!!
MAIN QUESTION:
Is there anything I can do to get this thing "done right" If I re thread the hole, I need a new bolt...I dont think you can buy one just like that with larger threading.
Also...Does anyone know if the little center cog wheel in the Wazee pulley is supposed to stay with the bolt when you take the pulley off, or is that cog wheel supposed to "stick" onto the inner circumference of the pulley?
I know this is a lot of info, but im just concerned that something might "fly off" the car if that bolt is not on there the way it's supposed to be.
Thanks, and thanks again Joe for the info.
RC
On Joe's Advice (Thanks btw!), I sent to H.D. to get a tap of the same size, to "clean out the threads". They didnt sell the right one ( it is a 10mm 1.5 thread size), so I bought a couple of bolts that would fit to use as a "cleaner".
Got home, fed it through the back, then fed it through the front, with some effort.....TX bolt still wouldnt feed str8. I finally just put a lot of tension on the pulley bolt to hold it str8, then turned the sucker until the bolt went through...Im sure I must have "re threaded" that hole, because the entire way in, it took some effort to get it in.
As of now, there is about 1 to 2 degrees of "play" in the pulley, but the bolt is on REALLY TIGHT!!
MAIN QUESTION:
Is there anything I can do to get this thing "done right" If I re thread the hole, I need a new bolt...I dont think you can buy one just like that with larger threading.
Also...Does anyone know if the little center cog wheel in the Wazee pulley is supposed to stay with the bolt when you take the pulley off, or is that cog wheel supposed to "stick" onto the inner circumference of the pulley?
I know this is a lot of info, but im just concerned that something might "fly off" the car if that bolt is not on there the way it's supposed to be.
Thanks, and thanks again Joe for the info.
RC