My XJ broke in holiday traffic
Last night while doing some Christmas shopping, I heard a huge noise from under the hood of my Jeep. It would go away if I revved the engine and return at idle.
Since I was in the middle of holiday traffic I drove on a few miles before I checked it.
When I opened the hood I found the idler pulley had spit out its bearings.
The thing I found most interesting was that there was no warning. There was no squeak or roar before the bearing separated. I have heard others squeak for years without failure.
So I am now recommending that this part be changed as a matter of preventative maintenance. Luckily I was able to drive mine to the perts store and them back to the shop. I would hate to have been stranded in holiday traffic if the belt had slipped off.
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Since I was in the middle of holiday traffic I drove on a few miles before I checked it.
When I opened the hood I found the idler pulley had spit out its bearings.
The thing I found most interesting was that there was no warning. There was no squeak or roar before the bearing separated. I have heard others squeak for years without failure.
So I am now recommending that this part be changed as a matter of preventative maintenance. Luckily I was able to drive mine to the perts store and them back to the shop. I would hate to have been stranded in holiday traffic if the belt had slipped off.
See my post on http://induprod.blogspot.com/ for a special holiday offer.
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posted by Mike at 10:14 AM
4 Comments:
Hi, the EXACT same thing JUST happened to my Jeep Cherokee 4x4. A horrible sound just started one morning and I traced it to the idler pulley wobbling. Unfortunately I'm having an impossible time finding a replacement idler pulley bearing. Pep Boys wants me to wait 5 days for it to ship but this is my only vehicle and I need to commute to work. And I'm also afraid to drive it around and have the belt slip off. Where did you find your part? Thanks sooo much!
I can get you the part:
http://www.induprod.com/Jeepparts2.shtml
How much did it cost to fix? Was it a loud rattling sound? We had a loud rattling sound then the serpentine belt broke. Any advise would be good
$17 for a new idler pulley. Loud rattle then breaking belt is often the AC compressor failing.
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