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Old 12-25-2008, 09:12 AM
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When installing replacement belt rollers for timing and balance belt replacement meaintenance, is any lubrication recommended/required? (Can't find any mention of roller replacement on Clark's garage...)
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AFAIK, zip. Nada. Nothing. These rollers have bearings inside that should not be lubricated.
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Thanks, Luis. Yeah, they look like sealed units. But -- I'd rather ask than to have them seize because I should have applied some grease!

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To pigtail off this thread, anyone have rollers "leaking" grease?
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Originally Posted by Luis de Prat
AFAIK, zip. Nada. Nothing. These rollers have bearings inside that should not be lubricated.
So a nice constant coating with Power Steering fluid is a bad thing, right?
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If they have any noise or roughness or looseness, they should be replaced. Idlers and tensioners, balance and timing belts.
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Originally Posted by JohnKoaWood
So a nice constant coating with Power Steering fluid is a bad thing, right?
No kidding! Another belt killer are leaking front engine seals, which is why they should be replaced periodically along with belts and rollers.
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