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Originally Posted by andreylights
Amazon says it will work. For what it's worth.
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Here is the most useful comment from Amazon: "The part number 36174 ,idler pulley can be used on the belt tensioner of a 07 FJ Cruiser, with the 4.0 and probably all Yota's with the 4.0 by . Just removed the bolt and
insert . Reuse your bolt and washer and apply some blue loc tight on the threads . The belt dose not ride in the center of the pulley but the back edge of the belt is even with the back edge of the pulley . The bearing id is the same but the pulley /bearing offset is somewhat different . Dayco dose make a tensioner spec pulley , wonder why Gates doesn't list it ? Anyway it worked and use caution it has a left hand threads which means righty loosey lefty tighty ." So might work but slightly wrong offset.
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Originally Posted by MikeinNH67
Here's another thought for you as the aftermarket pulleys don't seem to last long. Remove the pulley and cleanup all the junk accumulated. Remove the dust cover from the bearing then clean, re-lube with grease and put the cover back on. As long as the bearing feels tight and you can get the cover back on properly (may need to straighten it) this should be all you need. I did all 4 on my truck and it is nice and quiet now. All were dry as a bone.
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Might give that a try since I have no play in the bearing but I thought it would be good to have a replacement in hand in case it can't be cleaned. I am at 185k miles now so sooner or later those bearings will fail and the OEM ones don't seem to be sealed properly, that's why a lot of people have issues after driving through water/mud. What grease would I use for those bearing?