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slycer2002
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- Jan 16, 2009
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- Location
- Decatur, IL
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Am I missing something? I can't find anything in the 1992 Ranger/Explorer/Aerostar manuals that covers how to change engine pulleys like the idler and the tensioner. I have a 92 Ranger 3.0, and I recently had an issue where there was an ungodly squealing coming from under my hood. With the noise it was making I figured there was a hog being slaughtered or Bieber was taking one for the team. When I popped my hood, I found I was wrong and it was either my belt or a pulley. I replaced the serpentine belt, idler pulley, and tensioner pulley. I have not replaced the tensioner itself, though that one is next up. Now, the squeal is gone (you win this time, Bieber!) but something is still not right. None of the information I found online exactly covered the parts I was replacing. I'm pretty sure I got the tensioner pulley back on correctly, but I'm not sure about the idler. I have a few questions, but I can't find decent answers for them. There was a washer on the back of the OEM pulley that I had to remove to get the pulley off the bolt. Do I reuse this, or throw it away? I've found conflicting information. Either way, when I go to bolt the pulley back down, if I bolt it all the way the pulley won't spin. If I leave it loose enough that it spins it doesn't seem like it spins correctly and I have actually seen the bolt start turning as well. I would really like to fix this myself, as it seems like it shouldn't be that difficult but I'm at a loss. Any help would be most appreciated. Even a nudge to the correct page in the manual if I truly have missed it. Thanks in advance!
