Need Technical Advice

["Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>]

So  if you live alone, how come you didn't do this on the Kitchen Table,
where I used to rebuild carburetors and the like.  She really liked that!

Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ViaJoaquin@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Need Technical Advice


> Sorry Dick, at the time I hadn't seen your response! I too am speculating,
> for all I know F__d did have a better idea and use an idler with a
replacable
> bearing! As far as Ma Mopar's version of the pully goes, I think somebody
tried
> what you suggest since there aare a couple of randomly spaced holes in my
> pully but it's still solid. After soaking it overnight, I repeatedly took
a can of
> aerosol carburetor cleaner to it and then spun it with my wire wheel.
After
> an evening in front of the TV with a can of heavy grease I wound up with a
sore
> thumb and a greased pully! (Yep, I live alone!)
>
> Roy
> 67 Crown FDHT
>
> In a message dated 1/10/2004 1:09:35 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> dickb@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> OK, Roy you are probably right.  But you can always drill out spot welds
and
> replace the bearing, then spot weld them back together, or do it with
small
> bolts and nuts (use lock-tite!).   Maybe it would be easier to replace the
> whole assembly though, in this case - I sit corrected!
>
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <ViaJoaquin@xxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 12:32 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: Need Technical Advice
>
>
> > I don't know about the F__d, but if it's anything like the one on your
67
> > Imperial, it isn't rebuildable. It's spot-welded together, the best you
> can do is
> > wash the crud out of it with solvent and work some grease into the crack
> > around the axis.
> >
> > Roy
> > 67 Crown FDHT
> >
> > In a message dated 1/10/2004 10:48:40 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > salsender@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > Hi Everyone:
> > I need you help regarding replacing or repairing a part on my other car.
> > Along with our 67 Imperial 4Dr HT we also have a 70 Ford Country Squire.
I
> need to
> > replace and or repair the A/C Idler Pulley on the 390 V8. The part# is
> > D0AA8A617. Does anyone know who rebuilds these idler pulley assemblies.
> Thanks
> >
> > Kent and Sally
> > 67 Imperial 4Dr Ht
> > Medford,Or.
>