Ford Explorer: Tensioner pulley

That is way out of control. I had to replace mine on my 94 and 95 XLTs and
I bought the tensioner at autozone for $35 and installed it myself. It is a
very easy do it yourself repair. All you have to do is remove the belt,
unscrew one bolt, remove the old pulley, replace the new pulley, tighten the
bolt, and replace the belt. I can easily be done in under an hour using
only a socket set.
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I also walked in to Autozone and picked up a new tensioner for my '97 for
less than $50. I had a new belt sitting in my garage that I was going to
replace when the weather got cooler so it gave me an excuse to go ahead and
put the new belt on too. Once the belt is off, as mentioned before there is
only one bolt holding the tensioner on. From start to finish figure on less
than an hour. It helps to get someone to hold the ratchet on the tensioner
to relieve the tension when removing and reinstalling the belt. Figuring on
less than $50 for the part (at retail cost) your mechanic is charging over
$330 for what should amount to less than an hours worth of labor. I would
say you are getting ripped off.

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Jim L wrote:
 

The previous owner of my 95 Explorer had both the tensioner and belt
replaced by a local repair shop back in Dec 2002. The bill came to $179.
Pretty high but no way as bad as your quote!!

JP

All,

What are the symptoms of a bad tensioner pulley? Any noise I should be
looking for? We have a '96 XLT, and so far it seems OK.

Have 120K miles.

Thanks,

Mike

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