Yeah same method to change the pulley by itself. Remove the belt and spin all the pulleys by hand you will be able to feel resistance and hear the sqeak if they are causing it.
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I wonder if i should change the belt? Everything i read says belt wont cause squeak?
Just replaced the belt and tensioner in my '06 LX. 1 
maybe 2 . I did it with a freshly torn bicep without much effort.
Bearings were shot, seized and threw the belt just as i pulled in the driveway.
I did not remove anything other than the upper radiator hose. Would have been even easier if i had taken time to pull some of the crap off beforehand.
I also did all the work from under the hood.
I REPLACED THE PULLEY ONLY. NOT THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY.
I had read that some of the years the tensioner was a known issue. Side by side the new one was slightly larger than the old. And this was noticeable when installing the new belt. I had to use about a 14" cheater on the ratchet as well as 17 of the 106 curse terms and swear words that I know.
This all started as an intermittent squeal upon ignition.
Good luck.
maybe 2 . I did it with a freshly torn bicep without much effort.Bearings were shot, seized and threw the belt just as i pulled in the driveway.
I did not remove anything other than the upper radiator hose. Would have been even easier if i had taken time to pull some of the crap off beforehand.
I also did all the work from under the hood.
I REPLACED THE PULLEY ONLY. NOT THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY.
I had read that some of the years the tensioner was a known issue. Side by side the new one was slightly larger than the old. And this was noticeable when installing the new belt. I had to use about a 14" cheater on the ratchet as well as 17 of the 106 curse terms and swear words that I know.
This all started as an intermittent squeal upon ignition.
Good luck.
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The bolt on the tensioner is reverse right. Clockwise to unscrew.Just replaced the belt and tensioner in my '06 LX. 1
Bearings were shot, seized and threw the belt just as i pulled in the driveway.
I did not remove anything other than the upper radiator hose. Would have been even easier if i had taken time to pull some of the crap off beforehand.
I also did all the work from under the hood.
I REPLACED THE PULLEY ONLY. NOT THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY.
I had read that some of the years the tensioner was a known issue. Side by side the new one was slightly larger than the old. And this was noticeable when installing the new belt. I had to use about a 14" cheater on the ratchet as well as 17 of the 106 curse terms and swear words that I know.
This all started as an intermittent squeal upon ignition.
Good luck.
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Also, rerouting the belt is not too tough. Obviously I worked from the bottom up. I laced in the right side (drivers) used a hand to hold it in place and then laced in the bottom to the left side (passenger) and up.
My 15yr old came out about then and held the belt while I wrenched the tensioner HARD down on the spring to accomodate the larger pulley.
Like i said, I had just torn my bicep and the extra pair of hands did really help.
My 15yr old came out about then and held the belt while I wrenched the tensioner HARD down on the spring to accomodate the larger pulley.
Like i said, I had just torn my bicep and the extra pair of hands did really help.
Bumping this thread and hoping for advice leading with the fact that I thought I knew when the TB was done but now realizing I do not. Anyways, about a month ago my clutch stopped working and seized, replaced. Now, yesterday morning a squeal on start up fr five seconds and then nothing. I pop the hood and see the idler pulley is seized and and the belt is just going over. So I the wife to not drive at least till I can replace that pulley or the bearing. But hears my thing, if the pulley and clutch have seized within a month of eachother doesnt that mean its probably time for the fan bracket, the tensioner pulley, and the rest of the timing belt job to be done? Dont they all have about the same life span and are going through the same wear?
Granted, I'll take the serpentine belt off tonight (from what I've seen of it no cracks) and I'll spin all the pulleys and the fan by hand and see how they roll. And I guess I should probably take the timing belt cover off and look at it but it seems these are indications you are do for a timing belt service all around.
Granted, I'll take the serpentine belt off tonight (from what I've seen of it no cracks) and I'll spin all the pulleys and the fan by hand and see how they roll. And I guess I should probably take the timing belt cover off and look at it but it seems these are indications you are do for a timing belt service all around.
