Hey Folks,
My son bought a 2005 SE, auto, 4.0 and he and I (mostly me and a wee bit "he") have been doing routine maintenance on it. We live in Ohio and he just got a job offer in Chandler, Arizona so I have been focusing on the cooling system.
I just finished replacing the radiator, the overflow reservoir, the t-stat, water pump, fan clutch, heater hoses and upper and lower radiator hoses. Just for kicks I thought I would replace his idler pulley and tensioner pulley. They looked original (110,000 miles).
As far as the idler pulley (all replacement parts are Mopar), I installed it and torqued it to 35 foot pounds. I'll be darned if it doesn't wobble. Here is the strange thing. If I have the hood propped and am watching it at idle it wobbles, but if I manually increase the throttle body, it smooths right out. Is this normal?
All helpful answers are welcome
My son bought a 2005 SE, auto, 4.0 and he and I (mostly me and a wee bit "he") have been doing routine maintenance on it. We live in Ohio and he just got a job offer in Chandler, Arizona so I have been focusing on the cooling system.
I just finished replacing the radiator, the overflow reservoir, the t-stat, water pump, fan clutch, heater hoses and upper and lower radiator hoses. Just for kicks I thought I would replace his idler pulley and tensioner pulley. They looked original (110,000 miles).
As far as the idler pulley (all replacement parts are Mopar), I installed it and torqued it to 35 foot pounds. I'll be darned if it doesn't wobble. Here is the strange thing. If I have the hood propped and am watching it at idle it wobbles, but if I manually increase the throttle body, it smooths right out. Is this normal?
All helpful answers are welcome
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