Belt tensioner P38 1995

[RR P38]

Has any one changed the bearing on a 95 P38 belt tensioner?

I am in the middle of doing a water pump replacement and notice that the tensioner has a squeal when turned by hand.
It is running smoothly and true she just sounds dry.

[p38arover]

No, you can't. The bearing is moulded into the pulley. I removed the shields, cleaned the bearing out, and regreased mine (then refitted the shields).

See also http://www.aulro.com/afvb/p38a-range-rover/59218-rr-p38-idler-tensioner-pulley-4-6-4-0-v8.html

[RR P38]

I tried to lift the bearing shields and they are as brittle as.
So i picked a small whole in one side and used a syringe to pump some grease in.
It runs nice an quiet and smooth again, but i would still like to see a new bearing in there.
What a daft design.
Can you buy just the pulley or do we have to buy the whole tensioner as an assembly?

Any thoughts Ron?

[p38arover]

The last time I checked (two years ago) you couldn't get the pulley separately in Oz (from Dayco). See the other thread for a part no. and order it from Amazon.

[jsp]

Replaced mine in January. Ron is correct, you can't buy the wheel on its own, you have to get the whole spring loaded arm. Got mine from the wreckers, as a new one was quite expensive. Greased it up and put it in.

If you have good contacts in the states, they are fairly cheap!

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double check but I think that's the right one.