Air con belt idler pulley bearing

[Luckyone]

Any one know of a cheeper souce of the bearing for the air con tension pulley, I was quoted £75 for just the bearing

[alinton]

Me too, I need a new one, mine was squeeling so I took it off.



Andy.

[ancol]

if you can remove the bearing itself from the housing you could get a replacement bearing from a bearing supplier eg bsl or similar company in your area should be a lot cheaper, but thats assuming you can remove the old one

[Ireland]

Andy, if you are passing my area bring the old one with you and we'll see if we can take it apart.

[Luckyone]

Thanks for that, I'll try & pull it apart then...

[ancol]

did you manage to get it apart

[Luckyone]

ancol said:

did you manage to get it apart

I've not tried yet, I was looking for a quick fix as I’ve only just put the TVR back together after having it in bits for three months, I need to give the other cars some attention. I’m totally rebuilding & customising an old beetle as well up rating my 200sx to go drifting.
I can let you know when I do get round to it if you like.

[ancol]

great will be interesting to see if you can get it apart and replace with your own bearings

[Luckyone]

ancol said:

great will be interesting to see if you can get it apart and replace with your own bearings

I've pulled it off, had a quick look & it seems the center is all one piece with nothing to press out
The outer would press off ok but it's only a very simple lipped ring, so I don't suspect there is much saving possible.
I'm soaking it in de-greaser now & will then clean it & leave it simmering in a pan of hot grease, don't suppose it will help much though, but can't hurt...

[ancol]

we could do with finding a cheaper supplier if poss £75.00 quid seems a bit steep for what it is

[Luckyone]

ancol said:

we could do with finding a cheaper supplier if poss £75.00 quid seems a bit steep for what it is

It's possible there is a cheaper source, I will try a few places tomorrow. As I say, it looks like the centre is all part of it making it a bit unusual so probably more expensive!
I’ll let you know.