9/2/2009
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Toyota Supercharger: Squeak/Rattle Noises From Idler Pulley
Due to a possible out-of-tolerance condition on the idler pulley shaft, some pulleys may have bearings that spin on the inner shaft and may cause a squeaking or rattling noise. The supercharger may be perfectly fine and the source of the noise may simply be the idler pulley.
This condition can be verified by removing the supercharger drive belt
and checking the movement of the pulley on the shaft The pulley should
not slide fore and aft on the shaft.
Affected Models: 4Runner, Tacoma, T100 and Tundra with 3.4L V6; supercharger assemblies with serial numbers from 10481 to 10990.
Installation Procedure:
1. Loosen the drive belt.
2. Remove the idler plate assembly. Retain all the hardware.
3. Remove the idler pulley sub-assembly from the idler plate assembly. Replace it with a new idler pulley sub-assembly.
| Parts |
Location |
Torque |
| Idler Pulley Assembly |
Middle Hole |
18 ft. lbs. |
| Bolt A, Washer and Spacer |
Upper Hole |
12 ft. lbs. |
| Bolt B |
Lower Left Hole |
18 ft. lbs. |
| Bolt C and Washer |
Lower Right Hole |
18 ft. lbs. |
4. Replace the idler plate assembly and all of the hardware. The tightening torques are shown in the table.
5. Reinstall and tension the drive belt to 120 ft.-lbs. for a new belt
or 80 ft.-lbs. for a used belt (any belt used for more than 10 minutes).
Courtesy of ALLDATA.