[Torv]

Hi guys,

I'm doing a timing belt replacement on my 2001 2.5 RS and having been buying all necessary parts from Shea from Subaruparts.com. I'm changing out all the Idlers and I counted 3 of them.

If you face the enging from the front of the car, there should be 2 idlers to the left of the Crank pulley. These 2 look identical. The third idler is on the right side of the Crank pulley and looks different that the 2.

I checked online and timing belt book and they identify the 2 idlers to the left of the Crank pulley as "Idler #1", and the 3rd idler as "Idler #2". So I went with that, but Shea said that those are actually 3 separate idlers.

The one to the right of the Crank pulley is the cheapest one, but he mentioned that the 2 to the left of the Crank pulley are actually a bit different. He gave me 2 different prices that is are only off by 5 dollars from each other.

So my question to you guys is obvious, are the 2 idlers to the left side of the Crank pulley identical, or is it a bit different?

V/R

 

[Torv]

Uh oh, did I post this in the wrong forum? If so, please move it to ......DIY?

 

[Storm]

The spacing on the bearing is different, so don't mix them up.

 

[Torv]

Hmm so the 2 Idlers to the left of the Crank pully ARE different then? Well I guess I'll soon find out.

Thanks Storm.

 

[Storm]

Before you take them out, mark them "top" and "bottom". Once off, you'll see the difference.