URD 2.88 Pulley Install How To?

First off let me apologize if this has already been answered. I looked but couldn't find anything.

I have a 14 Sport with a SC and I would like to install the 2.88 stealth pulley. I would like to hear from those who have done the install themselves how difficult it was and a rundown of what the install process was.

Thanks all!

 

There are a few posts on that. Do a search.

 

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That simple huh? Cool man thanks for the info!

 

Yeah pretty simple. Or go the other route and buy the URD install tool. It's up to you.

 

Borrow a good puller from a local hardware store. Buy the pulley & the install kit. Read the instructions thoroughly (until you understand completely) & follow EXACTLY every single step exactly how it says w/o deviation. The problems come from people who leave a step out for whatever reason. The people in this post have oversimplified the process but if you do all of that it'll go smoothly. If you cut corners you're in for a nightmare of problems.

 

I just installed mine yesterday. Putting one on with an install tool is easy. You do not need to freeze anything.

Hard part is taking the old one off. I broke 2 3 jaw pulley pullers before getting a heavy duty one, heating up the old pulley with a torch and that sucker slipped right off

 

The reason people heat the pulley and freeze the blower snout is because they want an alternative to paying for a install tool that will be a one time install for the majority of people. Thanks for paying attention to the posts

 

They kit is pretty inexpensive and I even resold mine after I was done for about $10 less than I paid for it if I recall. It's money well spent even if you aren't able to resell it when you're done and makes what could be a royal PITA a breeze. I see more horror stories from those who tried w/o the install kit than anything else and because of that I chose to go the install kit route and I'm SO glad I did. It ended up being a lot easier than I thought it was going to be based on all the nightmare stories (some requiring tow truck & machine shop intervention to fix the avoidable mistake) but the nightmare stories caused me to read thoroughly and make sure I had every step down before I even started. This is one of those installs where doing it right the first time is 20x easier than messing it up and having to fix it. BTW, nothing says you can't cool the snout AND use the install kit. Just cover with a baggy to avoid transfer of moister, spray, remove bag, coat with lubricant (motor oil as per instructions) and then proceed with warmed pulley as instructed. The cooling of the snout isn't as important as a solid piece of metal of that diameter isn't going to have as noticeable an affect to cooling/contraction as a larger piece that has a hole in the center will to heat/expansion. There is also a chance that your cooled snout can cool the pulley quicker causing it to contract as well as the hole in the pulley will expand and contract more rapidly than the solid snout. I would focus my attention on the heating of the pulley and the lubrication as instructed. The install kit still makes the whole process much easier and simple w/less chance of having it stop part way on as it cools and contracts which will likely require damaging the new pulley to get it off as well as possible machine shop repair of the snout itself. None of this is worth it IMO.

 

I hear ya, I should of mention that in my initial post and let people know that do it at your own risk.