Recent content by refreshedaz

Changed out front wheel bearings because it started wandering on the highway. The job took me about five hours and I had my son helping me. Seems to have fixed it. The driver-side bearing was loose.

Best one I could find on short notice. 2001 Toyota Land Cruiser. ~250,000 miles. Finest vehicle I have ever owned.

I have run Powerstop kits on my 100 series and my Sequoia with good success. We tow quite a bit, so I went with the truck/tow. We used the slotted rotors. I have no complaints. On the Sequoia, the stopping power was improved over OEM. Your mileage may vary.

Gotcha. Good to know. Thanks to you and everyone else for the help. I'll probably just replace the entire tensioner next time. This was an easy fix though, especially on a winter's day and it seemed like the tensioner had plenty of spring to it.

Pretty easy. It took me about 15 minutes with the help of my 16-year-old son for an extra set of hands. Tools: 14mm socket and long-handled ratchet. Belt release: 1. Release tension on belt by turning the bolt in the center of the pulley left using the 14mm socket and ratchet. 2. Slip the...

Looking at the pictures, I think I read LITENS?

I replaced the tensioner pulley, idler pulley, and drive belt. The belt and idler pulley are OEM. The tensioner pulley had to be investigated a little deeper. I found a match on eBay. Works perfectly for those of us with the larger tensioner pulley. https://ebay.us/m/3jLbrk

This ended up being the correct pulley.

bummer. edit: I just responded to a message from a decade ago. Time to step away from the computer.

I tried to change out my tensioner pulley only to find out they updated the tensioner and the pulley was a half inch smaller.

Thanks for the replies. The pulley is fine. I should just press a new bearing in, but I don't have a press or a trusted mechanic nearby. I should probably just get a press, but I think I found the whole pulley for 60 bucks. I'll let everyone know if it works. https://www.ebay.com/itm/134781289773

Bummer. Looks hard to get to. Thanks.

I have a tensioner pulley going out. I bought a new OEM one online and the pulley is too small. Obviously not the same pulley I have on there. It won't even go on my tensioner. Has anyone else had this issue? Does anyone know the correct part number for just the larger pulley? Thanks

Lakeland Toyota lost my order. I went ahead and ordered a new Bilstein from Summit Racing. When that gets here, I’ll install it!

I guess that might work. Thanks.