Bruker Posted September 18, 2005 Posted September 18, 2005 The drive belt idler pulleys on my 16GTH are sounding pretty bad. Where's the best source for replacement pulleys both flat and v shape?
Al Posted September 18, 2005 Posted September 18, 2005 If it were mine, I would go a Simplicity dealer and get a genuine Simplicity puller. Al Eden
toad270 Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 or you can try here http://www.phoenix-mfg.com/
HubbardRA Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 The last one I replaced was purchased at a local hardware store. It was a rush job. Appears to be holding up very well. Visually, it was identical to the one that I removed.
D-17_Dave Posted September 19, 2005 Posted September 19, 2005 Sometimes you get lucky and find a direct relacement and it lasts. What's wrong with this is if someone replaced the pulley before you and now it's incorrect for the application. I have found that some/most manufacturers select odd sized belts/pulleys and such for some applications so the local supply houses cant match up stuff. This leads to lost performance and breakdowns. If a part has been copied from the orriginal manufacturers specs then you would be OK. But you'll find they take several sets of specs and average them together and produce a part that might work for awhile but it'll never give you the results of factory replacement parts.I'd go with Al's recomendation and get a genuine replacement part. At least for the first one and try then to find a match. That way you know you at least had what it called for. You'll also get to see actual comparison between OEM parts and a substitute.
patrician12 Posted September 25, 2005 Posted September 25, 2005 I've been using Stens pullies for years and have had zero trouble.They have exact all steel replacements that fit perfectly.
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