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Has anyone replaced pulleys on their 996 (or 986, 997, 987 since I think they're pretty similar)?
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Has anyone replaced pulleys on their 996 (or 986, 997, 987 since I think they're pretty similar)? I just replaced mine with Sebro pulleys (
one
,
two
,
three
). The belt is hanging off the front by about a millimeter and has plenty of unused room on the back, so I'm assuming I'm missing a spacer on the back (side facing engine). I have unfortunately discarded my old parts at this point, but I really don't think I tossed any spacers that weren't in the replacement set. I'd say the tensioner pulley is tolerable, but the other two the belt is actually off the edge.
Has anyone else run into this? I really don't want to just blindly try ordering a different set of fairly expensive parts hoping they work better. Is this something where i can just try finding something the right size at the hardware store? Thanks in advance.
I have found that the sebro pullys r kinda universal. Adding a washer is probably the best solution. Also some folks have had issues with the plastic pullys so keep an eye in them.
I have never had problems with factory pulleys. I just keep track of all the spacers and washers when they come out and put the exact same numbers back. Do one at a time, or keep notes.
