Mud + Belt Tensioner: Common Problem?
#1
Mud + Belt Tensioner: Common Problem?
I've had my 06 H3 for about 6 months now, and I go offroading pretty much every weekend, and finding mud in utah in the summer is relatively rare so I haven't put it through any significant mud holes. A few days ago I actually found a decent hole and ever since then I've noticed the tell-tale squealing of a bad tensioner pulley. I also have a friend with an identical H3 that had the same problem a few weeks ago after putting theirs through the mud for the first time. We are both lifted 6 inches with 35' tires, and this was maybe 5 inches of (utah) mud with about 6 inches of water, so it's not like we were sunk up to the doors or anything. Is this a common problem, and is there a way to prevent this from happening in the future?
Also, is there an online source for info on changing the tensioner, I mean i know the basics but I'm not sure about specific torque values or if specific torque is even needed.
Also, is there an online source for info on changing the tensioner, I mean i know the basics but I'm not sure about specific torque values or if specific torque is even needed.
#2
Yours (and your buddy) is the first I've heard of.
Best way to avoid it, is drive around the mud puddle.
I have heard of pleanty of other stuff mud has messed up, alternators, radiators, half shaft seals, fender liners.....etc.
Best way to avoid it, is drive around the mud puddle.
I have heard of pleanty of other stuff mud has messed up, alternators, radiators, half shaft seals, fender liners.....etc.
#4
The fact that it happened to 2 almost identical vehicles in a matter of a week or so makes me think that the factory tensioner is not properly sealed. I picked up a new one from auto zone, which I read is built much better than OEM. Judging by the looks it seems a lot more sturdy, I guess we'll see what happens this weekend when I take it up to Avon. In all likelihood I won't see any more mud until snow season, and I'm thinking it could be due to the fact that the mud out here has a very high sand content.
#6
^^^ me either, I have had the hood buried in water for about a minute or two while I was driving around in it and had no issues at all, except for cleaning it up after. Maybe it is the Utah mudd, maybe that mudd is something different.
#9
I've had my 06 H3 for about 6 months now, and I go offroading pretty much every weekend, and finding mud in utah in the summer is relatively rare so I haven't put it through any significant mud holes. A few days ago I actually found a decent hole and ever since then I've noticed the tell-tale squealing of a bad tensioner pulley. I also have a friend with an identical H3 that had the same problem a few weeks ago after putting theirs through the mud for the first time. We are both lifted 6 inches with 35' tires, and this was maybe 5 inches of (utah) mud with about 6 inches of water, so it's not like we were sunk up to the doors or anything. Is this a common problem, and is there a way to prevent this from happening in the future?
Also, is there an online source for info on changing the tensioner, I mean i know the basics but I'm not sure about specific torque values or if specific torque is even needed.
Also, is there an online source for info on changing the tensioner, I mean i know the basics but I'm not sure about specific torque values or if specific torque is even needed.
Well, my sandy muddin' days stopped right then and there.
3 HUMMERS later and that is the only idler pully I have had to replace! Lesson learned. I'd rather play on hills and rocks now.
#10
just the pully please
u can buy just the pulley for $16 at the zone,the tension assm is 45.
btw the idler on the other side looks xactly same, but of course has a different #, also 16 bucks.
someday ill find out if it really is diff!
btw the idler on the other side looks xactly same, but of course has a different #, also 16 bucks.
someday ill find out if it really is diff!