Dodged a Bullet
Nori’s inner (PS and WP) drive belt was showing some cracking, so I decided to replace.
Unfortunately, the adjuster pulley bolt broke in the process of loosening it.
Fortunately, I was able to remove Megumi’s and swap it over. Thank goodness for parts cars.
It’s an interesting contraption. Regular threads on the bottom, reverse threads on the “shuttle” part up top.
If I had to do the job over again, I would:
- Don’t even touch the pulley, but cut the drive belt (wearing eye protection and gloves)
- Remove the pulley completely
- Back the bolt off enough to remove the “shuttle” out from behind the bracket
- Remove the bolt
- Clean/chase and lube all threads
- Reinstall