Thanks Aaron
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16 years ago
Thanks Aaron
Thanks Aaron
It's not the crankshaft pulley. That's the one under the water pump. You won't be turning it by hand unless the engine's out of the vehicle with the heads off. It's likely the power steering or the a/c compressor. When you say right and left which side do you mean passenger and drivers side?
Well if I understand you correctly I would say the A/C Clutch bearing seized up and that destroyed the tensioner. The bearing can be replaced without breaking the A/C system.
The crankshaft pulley is at the bottom of the engine. Directly above it is the water pump. You won't be turning it by hand unless your king kong.
King Kong I am not for sure. How can I replace the bearing without breaking the A/C system. I have somewhat mechanically inclined but no mechanic. I have tools and can follow directions well. Never worked on a an A/C system or Compressor. Thanks for your help by the way, I could use all I can get.
Aar> chevy man wrote:
I am confused. The AC compressor is at the top passenger side, under it is an idler pulley, below that is nothing MOST of the time.. Next to the idler pulley is the water pump, to the left of the water pump is the power steering pump. and off course below the water pump is the crank pulley. The power sterering pump, Ac compressor, Alt, and crank pulley will have grooves. The Idler pulleys andthe tensioner pulley will be smooth. Now then the MOST comment is because some engines had an air pump on the lower right side ie passenger side and it has a grooved pulley as well. So the pulley you are turning that makes a grinding sound is it smooth or grooved? I think he has a bad idler puley because he says lower left. Unless he has an air pump.
Whitelightning .
Now that I think about it his 92 would have the old style layout. It may have an air pump.
Sorry for the confusion.
if it is the air pump, it would make noise even if it were in good shape.
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