hello all, got some terrific advice once again from an older thread regarding a LOUD WHIRRING NOISE that I have, a diagnosis of a bad idler pulley seems to have hit the nail on the head, a poster offered the following advice...
"Loosen the center bolt to the pully.....12mm I think.
Use the horizontal bolt to loosen the tension on the belt. The one that points forward and rearward.(10mm?) I think you screw it out to lossen. The pully should spin freely without any noise or min. drag. or roughness."
My questions are...
1) of the two pulleys turning the serpentine belt, which is the idler pulley? the larger or smaller of the two?
2) would it be possible to just lube up / apply dressing to the existing pulley as a fix?
3) I've put 2k miles on it with the noise already, would driving another 2k until it warms up enough for the snow to melt damage the car further?
4) How do I reduce tension on the serpentine belt so I can remove it and replace the idler pulley?
and lastly...
5) does anyone know of a link to a manual or a place I can purchase a manual similar to a "Haynes Repair Manual" for the 1st gen Insight?
once again, thanks to all, I am sure I will get some great responses
"Loosen the center bolt to the pully.....12mm I think.
Use the horizontal bolt to loosen the tension on the belt. The one that points forward and rearward.(10mm?) I think you screw it out to lossen. The pully should spin freely without any noise or min. drag. or roughness."
My questions are...
1) of the two pulleys turning the serpentine belt, which is the idler pulley? the larger or smaller of the two?
2) would it be possible to just lube up / apply dressing to the existing pulley as a fix?
3) I've put 2k miles on it with the noise already, would driving another 2k until it warms up enough for the snow to melt damage the car further?
4) How do I reduce tension on the serpentine belt so I can remove it and replace the idler pulley?
and lastly...
5) does anyone know of a link to a manual or a place I can purchase a manual similar to a "Haynes Repair Manual" for the 1st gen Insight?
once again, thanks to all, I am sure I will get some great responses