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[eternal21]

Tensioner pulley. Mine whined for the better part of a year, could never figure it out. Truck would shift rough, made a God-awful racket when driving. Two weeks ago it threw a belt. Thought it was just crappy, replaced it, and it threw that one, too. I tried the pulley and realized it was frozen. Luckily I have a 3.5 Trooper engine in the garage, so I pulled the pulley off of and put it on the VX. Runs like a champ, no more whining, and the engine shifts a *lot* smoother.

The VX pulley, when I pulled it off, had shredded metal and jacked bearings inside. People say to start w/the AC pulley, but I'd start with the cheapest (and easiest) part to replace first. As my truck also had a tendency to overheat in hot weather w/the AC running full blast, I'm thinking the pulley might've been the problem, as well. I'll know next summer

[Vinnybin]

All good ideas. The pulley story eternal was saying almost sounds exactly like mine. Overheated in the summer and it.started shifting hard too. Button for Ac does nothing right now so ill check out thr clutch and see if its engaging. Let yall know soon.

[Mile High VX]

Make sure the parts store gives you the right one. My local store had the wrong part listed intheir books.

[Mile High VX]

Make sure the parts store gives you the right one. My local store had the wrong part listed in their books.