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zetec idler pulley

johnemms - 6/1/17 at 07:19 AM

Has anyone found a spring loaded pulley yet?
Seems everyone is using a simple bracket..
Gotta be a spring loaded pulley to fit or mod out there..

Alternator belt

Description

[Edited on 6/1/17 by johnemms]

coozer - 6/1/17 at 02:39 PM

Everyone uses a fixed idler with adjustment on the alternator...

johnemms - 6/1/17 at 02:49 PM

My bracket works fine..
Just wondering if i'd missed a new approach - fix ..

redturner - 7/1/17 at 09:15 AM

quote:
Originally posted by johnemms
Has anyone found a spring loaded pulley yet?
Seems everyone is using a simple bracket..
Gotta be a spring loaded pulley to fit or mod out there..

Alternator belt

Description

[Edited on 6/1/17 by johnemms]

I had something similar on my boat. This came of a refridgerated truck and it worked well but was only a single V belt. It was just like a miniature trailer suspension unit, rubber in torsion.....

DW100 - 7/1/17 at 09:50 AM

Yeah just use the original one as fitted to ford focus etc.

ALTERNATOR BELT TENSIONER PULLEY FORD FOCUS INCL C-MAX MAZDA VOLVO C30 S40 V50

big_wasa - 7/1/17 at 10:04 AM

quote:
Originally posted by DW100
Yeah just use the original one as fitted to ford focus etc.

ALTERNATOR BELT TENSIONER PULLEY FORD FOCUS INCL C-MAX MAZDA VOLVO C30 S40 V50

Does that fit a Zetec e as that looks like it's for a Duratec bassed engine ?

johnemms - 7/1/17 at 10:21 AM

Got a pic of one fitted?

DW100 - 7/1/17 at 05:19 PM

quote:

quote: Originally posted by DW100 Yeah just use the original one as fitted to ford focus etc. ALTERNATOR BELT TENSIONER PULLEY FORD FOCUS INCL C-MAX MAZDA VOLVO C30 S40 V50 Does that fit a Zetec e as that looks like it's for a Duratec bassed engine ?

Yep you are correct, was having a brain fart. That is for duratec. sorry

johns - 10/1/17 at 09:16 PM

Hi used one of these fitted to lug below alt mount in first picture.

tensioner pulley
Citroen Peugeot 1.9 D, 1.9 TD, 2.1 TD, 2.0 HDi idler pulley