Dickyvr6 0 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hi, my belt tensioner has flown to bits, the casing split in 2 then i took it off the car and it flew to bits completly. So looking for a new one but the the cheapest i can find is 97 from euro carparts which is a bit of a rip off Link to post Share on other sites
dan_a 1 Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 I got a genuine one from my local VW dealer for a little more than that just six months ago. Link to post Share on other sites
Dickyvr6 0 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 :-( Link to post Share on other sites
michael5556 247 Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I just got one of eBay with new bearings. £6 lol Link to post Share on other sites
Dickyvr6 0 Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Used one off ebay for £7.99 free delivery Link to post Share on other sites
Dickyvr6 0 Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 The f***er ripped me off now my car is still stuck. The threads for the pulley bolt are totally knackard. Anyone had one off ebay? There 50 just wondering if the qualitys any good Link to post Share on other sites
michael5556 247 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Gutted. Can you not re tap it? Maybe to a m10? I have one but the thread has also gone in it. Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 i can do a tensioner will replaceable bearings for 63 delivered . only thing you'll ever need to buy is a bearing , which at most is 8-9 quid . Link to post Share on other sites
roosevelt1st 1 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 The f***er ripped me off now my car is still stuck. The threads for the pulley bolt are totally knackard. Anyone had one off ebay? There 50 just wondering if the qualitys any goodThink they left hand thread (ie opposite to normal).I too have bought one off ebay (yet to fit) from BandB 'tierod69'. Seems good quality.I bought a spare off ebay which has a damaged pulley!, new bearing + grease - there is a 'how to' in the engine section on here,,,,If your actual pulley can be transfered, then feel happy to make me an offer, but bear in mind the price of stamps these days! Link to post Share on other sites
Dickyvr6 0 Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 I emailed them saying it was nackard and they told me to keep it and theyl refund me the 7.99. Result :-) So i went out and my mate took it to his work and tapped it to an m10 but that went wrong to so i just put a m8 bolt through put a nut on other end. Good as new :-) shame i bought one off ebay for 50 aswell thinking id never fix it Link to post Share on other sites
Dickyvr6 0 Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Just checked ive got mine off the same seller il probablys put it on just to be on the safe side Link to post Share on other sites
wardycatt 7 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I had to buy one off eBay about 2 months ago. Here's the number of the part on eBay now (16/05/12). It arrived within 2 days and has been fine since. 220959954947I'd recommend that company for various auxilliary parts - they're generally quick and they know the differences between parts / years / models etc. (p.s. I'm not affiliated with them!)p.s. There's a good (sticky) thread on the maintenance forum dealing with tensioner pulley replacement. Link to post Share on other sites
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