Thread: Discovery 2 TD5 Tensioner Pulley

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

O.of.e means nothing. If it says c.of e say uk it doesn't mean the part was not made in China or elsewhere and packaged in another country like uk. Got some many filters in the other day. Genuine many box says c of e Tunisia and the filter inside said made in Germany. Just like adverts saying UK sourced parts and yes come from UK suppliers but product made elsewhere. It really needs to have country of manufacturer on packaging I think

Yeah you are right, its such a bull**** lying con, thieving cheating lying scumbag manufacturers aiming to maximize profits at all cost.
But personally I can only look at the part and decide it looks cheap **** and then decide not to use it.

Which just gets me started on the "made in Australia with local and imported ingredients" ....now with the Australian made percentage thing, its clearer, the same statement and we see 10% is the local content. I say screw all the other countries, buy when you can 100% made in Australia

Yes.... I do realise that is NO Land Rover part

Originally Posted by mrb505

Sounds easy but you have to drill the rivets out to seperate the pulley then re-rivet the pulley half’s if your just replacing the bearing.

The difficult part is riveting it back together. They’re large rivets which most wont be able to do in their backyard shed. Bolts don’t seem to be an option due to clearance issues on tensioner components.

There are three possible pulley replacements listed by Dayco Nuline that I’ve found which may suit (the original measures ID 17mm x OD 70mm x 31mm wide):

EP239 Flat Steel 17mm 70mm 31.5mm
EP249 Flat Steel 17mm 70mm 32.5mm
EP295 Flat Steel 17mm 70mm 32.5mm

The advantage of these is that the bearing should be able to be pressed out and replaced if and when required.

Aside from the width difference of the one, I’m not sure what the exact difference is between the three - perhaps offset of the centre of the bearing?

The downside though is that EP249 price seems to be ablout the same as the whole replacement tensioner assembly. Not sure about the other two though...

I brought a cheap ass tensioner for a commodore once and as I tentioned it to put the belt on it failed. The left hand tread bolt had nothing in material to hold it so let go. Very poor copy of a Dayco. In the big scheme of things not really worth it.

I tried sourcing one of the above identified idler pulleys locally. No luck with anyone having one in stock. There was no point in me ordering one in as I needed to inspect it first to see if the bearings were in correct position (centred) and the right width to be suitable for mounting over the shank on the tensioner first. Pricewise they ranged from $70.00 to $90.00 which makes them, in my opinion, not economical as a Dayco brand complete tensioner is available locally for only $110.00.