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Getting a high pitched whining sound that increases and decreases with accelleration and decelleration

I think i need a new idler pully...am getting a high pitched whining sound that increases and decreases with accelleration and decelleration. Forums say its a bad bearing in the idler pulley. Where is it and how is it changed?

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Are you sure that it is the idler pully?... You might want to try buying a can of "belt dressing" from an auto parts store and spray all over your belt and see if that takes away the squeal before you go ahead and replace that pulley. Sometimes your belt will get wet and will start to whine even if the belt looks fine. If the sound goes away you know it's the belt and not the pulley. Hope this helps, let me know if it does. Good luck!

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It is your idler pulley. get it from dealer comes with bracket, just use pulley off bracket. take your belt off and your idler pulley is lower right hand side(facing your engine). 15mm bolt, replace pulley and reinstall your belt. it;s a common problem on trailblazers

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