tleader
Veteran Member
Well I had another mishap and discovered a great alternative to a OEM VW part.
To make a long story short, my serpentine belt tensioner pulley on my 98 Jetta seized and melted the plastic/nylon pulley and started to burn through other items as well. By the time I got it stopped, the pulley was destroyed. The bearing seized, locked-up the pulley and the carnage insued.
If anyone runs into this problem in the future, you can use tensioner pulley from a 95 Mustang GT. Everything about it fit perfectly, the bearing seems stronger and the pulley is made of metal. The OEM threaded sleeve fit right into the pulley and mounted and cleared everything without issue. At a price of 14.99 and available just about everywhere, it makes for a quick inexpensive fix.
Hope this might help anyone that might run into this problem. I know I would have been SOL without my car and no OEM pulley available. It should now outlast the car since the chance of it melting are impossible.
To make a long story short, my serpentine belt tensioner pulley on my 98 Jetta seized and melted the plastic/nylon pulley and started to burn through other items as well. By the time I got it stopped, the pulley was destroyed. The bearing seized, locked-up the pulley and the carnage insued.
If anyone runs into this problem in the future, you can use tensioner pulley from a 95 Mustang GT. Everything about it fit perfectly, the bearing seems stronger and the pulley is made of metal. The OEM threaded sleeve fit right into the pulley and mounted and cleared everything without issue. At a price of 14.99 and available just about everywhere, it makes for a quick inexpensive fix.
Hope this might help anyone that might run into this problem. I know I would have been SOL without my car and no OEM pulley available. It should now outlast the car since the chance of it melting are impossible.