Dawg’s idler pulley project

I was man handling my fancy project this afternoon and it suddenly occurred to me that the idler wheel itself was indeed a bit on the heavy side.

You see originally I was going to make it out of aluminum.  But I couldn't find a piece big enough in my goody bin.  So a chunk of steel was used.

Anyway.....here is what I did:




Nice and light now, and looks cool to boot....:)

The Dawg

Here's an update.

I finally got the chance to install my idler wheel.  Just for the record, the 3/8" offset looks good.

*** EDIT - Lets call it 5/16" actually ***

Michelle took it out to work a few hours ago and I didn't get a phone call to rescue her.  So it must be working....:)

I used the belt suggested by Kevin and I guess the wheel I made was bigger than a normal idler wheel because it was tight.  I had to wrap the belt around the alternator pulley, then slide the belt onto the idler.  This was the only way to get it on.

I tried the next size up and it was way too long.

Another win for the good guys!

The Dawg

Nope....it's upside down on that image.  The wheel is closer to the bottom leg.

Have a look at the new and improved design on the tech session page.  The wheel is even lower on that one.

The Dawg