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upper idler pulley

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by racket1, Oct 11, 2014.

  1. Oct 11, 2014 at 4:26 PM
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    racket1

    racket1 [OP] New Member

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    on a 2006 2.7 4 cyl. replacing upper idler pulley with a gates #36173 pulley. the problem is the original bolt will not fit into the provided sleeve(spacer). any one ever had this problem. what to do. I went down to the local napa store and they had the exact same pulley with the same problem. what to do???
     
  2. Oct 11, 2014 at 5:44 PM
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    Buy the pulley from Toyota...done and done
     
  3. Oct 12, 2014 at 6:59 AM
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    I bought the pulleys from rock auto. 36174 is the lower pulley which fit just fine. its the upper pulley,36173, that is the problem. as much as I don't want to, I guess i'll go to the dealer. thanks everyone.
     

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