No more squeak!

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 03/14/2020 at 14:29 • Filed to: fixing stuff

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I hate belt squeaks, unfortunately the 80 series seems to like them. Most 80 series have a swisha swisha noise. Most of the time its mild, mine was getting very very loud. I thought it was time for new main belts (the waterpump/alternator run twin belts) but after replacing them it didn’t seem to change, so I ordered a new idler pulley for the main and then on the advice of the forums a bearing for the AC clutch.

I pulled off the skids to get at the AC belt since I figured I should start there (taking off the main belts requires pulling out the main fan, which is a little bit of a pain.)

Just for fun I pulled the idler pulley for the AC off to inspect it. Bingo. Nasty looking and dry as a bone. I pulled the snap ring off and inspected the bearing number. Would you look at that, it’s the same number for the AC clutch bearing. Clever Toyota. Banged out the old bearing, popped in the new bearing and put on the new belt. Silent as the grave...I mean for the 1fz which isn’t that quiet. Ac clutch bearing felt fine, btw.

to be fair this bearing has been completely underwater more than a few times in its 320,000 mile life. I’m still going to get around to changing the other idler pulley I bought but I am going to do that as part of a much bigger project to reseal the oil pump, replace the front main seal, replace the power steering lines, replace the alternator bushes and rebuilt the starter motor plunger and brushes.

Turn up the volume and you can hear of bad the bearing was.

These next few weeks are going to be interesting. No church and no school for the kids. That would be great if I could work from home like most folks, but being in healthcare communications has proven difficult. Oh well, I’m going to try and sneak out anyway. I have family coming in from DC and we want to go camping. So I’m going to make it happen.

Cash Rewards > HammerheadFistpunch 03/14/2020 at 14:36

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Full disclosure: DC is a shit show. Keep those folks away fro elderly, immune compromised, and with breathing issues. My country schools are closed until April 10, all of Maryland is closed minimum two weeks. It is spreading, fast

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > HammerheadFistpunch 03/14/2020 at 14:43

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You see that kind of “clever re-use” of components everywhere across the Toyota line.  I think it’s the key to the high-quality of the products--  reducing SKUs and focusing on high-quality in the suppliers providing them.

HammerheadFistpunch > Cash Rewards 03/14/2020 at 14:45

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My in laws have been there with them this whole time. They are in Owings so outside of the metro area

HammerheadFistpunch > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 03/14/2020 at 14:49

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Exactly right. I'm not at all worried my toyota shares corolla switchgear

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch 03/14/2020 at 15:49

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When a certain world wide religion cancels all its meetings globally, and that religion and its leaders are not known for doing ANYTHING in a hurry, let alone in hysteria , then I take that as as evidence that the rest of us are on the right track, and that no, the (fake) media are not the ones shutting down the country.

As for bearings, I have an intermittent squeak that’s been bugging me for YEARS and I’ve replaced everything, most recently the PS pump, which was, I think, original to the (‘97 Safari) van. Not sure if that got it, but only the AC compressor remains.