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Old 05-25-2020, 07:01 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nautilus View Post
In city driving, it will, sooner or later, wear down accessories (alternator, A/C compressor, power steering pump) because solid metal pulley does not allow any compensation for any fault - the smallest wobble in a bearing is amplified by belt tension until it gnaws away at the bearing or the tensioner. Or both.
Curious what would cause an aftermarket part to be more out of tolerance than an OEM pulley? I realize they could be cheaply made, but I don't know why an aftermarket pulley would be inherently less precise than OEM.
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