IDLER PULLEY

[Dick Altman]

My 1991 Toyota Pickup needs a pulley because the bearing is noisy. It has the 4 cylinder engine. Problem is, I can't find it in a parts search. My mechanic said it is an idler pulley related to the power steering system. If you were to look down at the engine, it is the top most pulley you'd see. Any body know the part number so I can start tracking one down? Thanks

 

[tbplus10]

Dick, give the folks at www.trdparts4u.com a try.
They deal in OEM and aftermarket parts and have lots of resources.

 

[toyotafan]

Let us know if you get this fixed.

 

[Den.]

You won't need to replace the entire pulley, just the bearing. Remove the pulley, pull the bearing out and read the bearing code stamped on the outer bearing race or simply measure the id, od and width. It's a common bearing available at your local bearing supply or on eBay for cheap.

 

[Dick Altman]

Thanks Den. Picked one up at NAPA (an SKG or whatever those letters are for $26.00).

 

[Den.]

Sorry for the late reply. Was that $26 for a new pulley/bearing? Or, $26 for just the bearing?

 

[Dick Altman]

For the pulley only. Hope this helped.

 

[jazz]

I had to replace my idler pulley last summer. I usually go straight to ebay to do a search. Don't always buy from ebay but seems I can always find the part I'm searching listed. The idler pulleys for my '91 Toyota ranged in price from $17 to $98. I decided i did not want to risk it flying off so I bought one locally for $33 CDN. A couple months later I put a complete running '92 toyota parts truck in my yard.