WhistlinDiesel
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Hi, my belt tensioner is hitting my fan blade. If tightened it down, but it won’t go any tighter and is still hitting it. It randomly started doing it. Any idea?
Tensioner hitting fan
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Jesus Freak
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Try to get a couple pictures, or run it over to my house.
gnathv
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Check your water pump shaft that the fan mounts to. May be worn, the fan and clutch are pretty heavy. Try to move it up and down or side to side.
WhistlinDiesel
Registered User
You prolly live to far. Lol
It something that needs to be shown on video. How do I upload specifically a video?
WhistlinDiesel
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Fans solid. The tensioner is tight until it’s starting or running. I tell move back and forth until you get up to maybe 1,000rpm
gnathv
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Sounds like your tensioner is worn out if it is wobbling. Pull it off and see if there’s a bushing that can be replaced. May just be the bearing has bit the dust. I saw your other thread about a grinding sound.
WhistlinDiesel
Registered User
Yeah, I had finally noticed it. It was hard to notice tbh and the sound travels like crazy through those engines. I can’t wait to sell this truck. It’s been a ****
WhistlinDiesel
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I’ll just go get a new one from autozone and hope that’ll be it
The only way I know of is upload it to YouTube and share the link here.
Jesus Freak
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Yeah, I don't know how to do a video. I'd have to see it or mess with it but there's a bearing or a bushing that allows for warble somewhere.
WhistlinDiesel
Registered User
I replaced the tensioner and still doing it.
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Jesus Freak
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Can you wiggle the fan? It's something obvious, but I can't tell without touching it.
WhistlinDiesel
Registered User
The belt is also moving back on the tensioner. Fan is sturdy as a rock
WhistlinDiesel
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WhistlinDiesel
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The tensioner is bouncing up and down like crazy. I checked all our other cars and they don’t do that. How would I fix that?
