Serp Alternator pulley wheel (tensioner)
Discussion
My original tensioner has given up the ghost 66,000 miles and all that heat so not bad really.
Looked about on flee bay and decided to get one from Powers Performance as it was only £35 + fat
And I like to support the independent Tvr specialists who only sell good stuff!
10 min job to replace so easy enough
I notice that when you first fire the engine the tensioner moves slightly, I know the set up is bulky and heavy but I like the fact it's spring loaded and keeps a good tension on the belt.
Looked about on flee bay and decided to get one from Powers Performance as it was only £35 + fat
And I like to support the independent Tvr specialists who only sell good stuff!
10 min job to replace so easy enough
I notice that when you first fire the engine the tensioner moves slightly, I know the set up is bulky and heavy but I like the fact it's spring loaded and keeps a good tension on the belt.
Steve_D said:
phillpot said:
Pulley bearing can be pressed out and replaced for just a few pounds 
You beat me to it.Pick the highest quality bearing you can find and it will still be less than a fiver.
Steve
I like the JE one too Dave, maybe one day I'll get one.
I've also just looked at the vid, 
how many times do you need to wobble that to make a point 
Leave it out Dave, you must have driven that to destruction, I noticed mine making that recognisable sound of it starting to go and replaced it within days,, how long did you drive it fecked, or did it go bad very quickly?
It is funny, imagining your exasperation at that s
te!
I 'll do the mod one day as it would tidy the front up nicely.
I'm bloody annoyed I didn't consider just replacing my bearing,, £5 jeez!
how many times do you need to wobble that to make a point Leave it out Dave, you must have driven that to destruction, I noticed mine making that recognisable sound of it starting to go and replaced it within days,, how long did you drive it fecked, or did it go bad very quickly?
It is funny, imagining your exasperation at that s
te! I 'll do the mod one day as it would tidy the front up nicely.
I'm bloody annoyed I didn't consider just replacing my bearing,, £5 jeez!
Edited by ClassiChimi on Friday 22 July 09:38
Local engineering shop will identify the bearing if you can get it out.
Dave, I wish I'd not even looked at that picture,,,,, cheers
Stop with your sales patter will ya
It's one of those that doesn't seem important but freeing up all that air space around the front of the engine can't be a bad thing.
I'd like to polish up my Rocker boxes someday so that's when I'm likely to do the JE thang.
So there's no problem with the xtra load on the alternator bearing?
Dave, I wish I'd not even looked at that picture,,,,, cheers
Stop with your sales patter will ya
It's one of those that doesn't seem important but freeing up all that air space around the front of the engine can't be a bad thing.
I'd like to polish up my Rocker boxes someday so that's when I'm likely to do the JE thang.
So there's no problem with the xtra load on the alternator bearing?
Am I right in thinking the adjuster arm is fixed via the water pump bolts, can't quite work it out.
It is very neat I must say.
How much was it,
I've got a very expensive grandson on my hands this summer,, get my drift!
I don't want to know anymore but I will ask again, just for reference,,,, how much Davie boy.
Don't answer please I'm sure I can find out if I bother looking, I've just blown 40 squid on the nasty plastic one, I've got to use it up now!
In defence of the original I'm pretty sure it's been on the car 16 years and 66,000 miles,,,
Saying that I bought the car with 38,000 miles on the clock ( roughly 3000 miles a year milage) so it was hardly getting a hammering, but that's really the problem with low milage examples, everything siezes up.
To be honest I sometimes just think stop modding,, I keep getting wrapped up in the value and originality etc etc I don't want some anorack telling me I've ruined my car,,, if you've seen my steering wheel grotesque centre piece you'll tell me I've already done that.
The first three years of my Tvr ownership was pain pain and a bit more pain,, the last year has been out this world, I can't bare to pull it apart for anything right now, she's been right by my side and giving me some confidence in a desperate time in my life,, thank the stars I got this car, it helps me stay focused on good st.
It is very neat I must say.
How much was it,
I've got a very expensive grandson on my hands this summer,, get my drift!
I don't want to know anymore but I will ask again, just for reference,,,, how much Davie boy.
Don't answer please I'm sure I can find out if I bother looking, I've just blown 40 squid on the nasty plastic one, I've got to use it up now!
In defence of the original I'm pretty sure it's been on the car 16 years and 66,000 miles,,,
Saying that I bought the car with 38,000 miles on the clock ( roughly 3000 miles a year milage) so it was hardly getting a hammering, but that's really the problem with low milage examples, everything siezes up.
To be honest I sometimes just think stop modding,, I keep getting wrapped up in the value and originality etc etc I don't want some anorack telling me I've ruined my car,,, if you've seen my steering wheel grotesque centre piece you'll tell me I've already done that.
The first three years of my Tvr ownership was pain pain and a bit more pain,, the last year has been out this world, I can't bare to pull it apart for anything right now, she's been right by my side and giving me some confidence in a desperate time in my life,, thank the stars I got this car, it helps me stay focused on good s
t. I enjoyed reading that with my bacon roll and morning coffee, phew I thought it was only me who invested heavily in the belief I've got the last great Brit classic soft top sports car.
I've already been using the pulley Dave,,, fitted it then came on here, berk!
Subconsciously I obviously wanted someone to point out the obvious and show me a bracket.
I'm odd in I like leaving jobs to do,, I've learnt in the past, once it's all done,, what then,, boredom sets in and I get itchy feet, I've wasted thousands on cars, then started again with something else,,
No no no,, saying that I've got plenty of work ahead when I eventually replace/ clean up riggers so little jobs like the JE bracket will be reward for doing the st jobs first.
The suspension is one area I'd like to maximise someday if I ever have any money, it's great on an open road but that's about it, My Triumph motorbike has better springs it seems
The real irony is how many looks I get from people who think it all cost far more than it did,,
My mates Porsche has just had the rear springs replaced,,, just the springs,,, now that's fking expensive,,,, springs snapped and it's a 2006 car! Ceramic brake upgrade 5K or something like that,, he hardly ever drives the car it costs so much to turn the key,,, and he prefers my car, it's written all over him everytime I go see him.
The real irony is how he's gone from telling me I'm stupid for spending on a Tvr to total envy at how the car is. He can't quite bring himself to admit it.
His mates got a Lamborghini, he's a hair dresser so can't actually afford it, I often take the piss, what's the longest journey or when did you drive it last, when's the clutch need replacing,, he's sinking into his own st,, he offered me 5K for my car a few months ago,, anger,,,, he nearly woke up with a crowd around him and a Panda eye : hehe:
But as with all these people, the regularity that I drive past his shop, I don't react to such abuse and just give him a nod on the horn, he now stands and watches as I drive by,, I'd say it's joelousy but actually it's envy at my great car and it's cheap reliability.
I once felt in a head lock by mates who knew better, total reversal now and I've slam dunked em,,, but then I always knew I would.
I've already been using the pulley Dave,,, fitted it then came on here, berk!
Subconsciously I obviously wanted someone to point out the obvious and show me a bracket.
I'm odd in I like leaving jobs to do,, I've learnt in the past, once it's all done,, what then,, boredom sets in and I get itchy feet, I've wasted thousands on cars, then started again with something else,,
No no no,, saying that I've got plenty of work ahead when I eventually replace/ clean up riggers so little jobs like the JE bracket will be reward for doing the s
t jobs first. The suspension is one area I'd like to maximise someday if I ever have any money, it's great on an open road but that's about it, My Triumph motorbike has better springs it seems
The real irony is how many looks I get from people who think it all cost far more than it did,,
My mates Porsche has just had the rear springs replaced,,, just the springs,,, now that's f
king expensive,,,, springs snapped and it's a 2006 car! Ceramic brake upgrade 5K or something like that,, he hardly ever drives the car it costs so much to turn the key,,, and he prefers my car, it's written all over him everytime I go see him. The real irony is how he's gone from telling me I'm stupid for spending on a Tvr to total envy at how the car is. He can't quite bring himself to admit it.
His mates got a Lamborghini, he's a hair dresser so can't actually afford it, I often take the piss, what's the longest journey or when did you drive it last, when's the clutch need replacing,, he's sinking into his own s
t,, he offered me 5K for my car a few months ago,, anger,,,, he nearly woke up with a crowd around him and a Panda eye : hehe: But as with all these people, the regularity that I drive past his shop, I don't react to such abuse and just give him a nod on the horn, he now stands and watches as I drive by,, I'd say it's joelousy but actually it's envy at my great car and it's cheap reliability.
I once felt in a head lock by mates who knew better, total reversal now and I've slam dunked em,,, but then I always knew I would.
I had a quick think, decided upon not risking the JE bracket as I'm not convinced, bearing pressure etc,
Dave and others have used it with no apparent issue but I really don't like the banana arm or the rose jointed affair.
I was revving the engine earlier and the tentioner does move under torque, so it does adjust the tention, it's new, it's shiny and it's proven, if it ever plays up I'll look again but for now I'm happy to keep the original set up.
Dave and others have used it with no apparent issue but I really don't like the banana arm or the rose jointed affair.
I was revving the engine earlier and the tentioner does move under torque, so it does adjust the tention, it's new, it's shiny and it's proven, if it ever plays up I'll look again but for now I'm happy to keep the original set up.
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