With simple tools I remove a worn bearing and press in the new bearing on the tensioner pulley for our 2000 Jeep XJ (4 liter). This pulley is critical to keeping your serpentine belt tight. If it's been a while since you've changed your serpentine belt, order one, and check the bearing in this pulley while you are at it.
The C-Clamp method I use in this video may work on many other similar pulleys with pressed bearings. I would have probably had easier bearing replacement success if I had pre-soaked the old bearing and pulley with WD-40.
0:00 Identifying a worn bearing/finding a compatible replacement bearing
0:43 Simple tools C-clamp and socket solution
1:05 Bearing removal, take 1 & 2
2:42 A hammer to finish old bearing removal
3:01 Cleaning the tensioner pulley for the new bearing
3:43 The new bearing - Timken 6203-2RS
4:37 Prepping to press the new bearing
5:24 Pressing the new bearing
At the time of recording this video I bought the pair of bearings (I like to have a backup) for under $16. There are cheaper bearings, but I’m not going to “roll the dice” to save $4/bearing on this job. Skip your next Starbucks run and buy a quality bearing ;)
Tools used:
• Large C-Clamp amzn.to/40nHCnl
• Large impact socket
• WD-40
• Hammer
• Shop paper towels
• Scotch-Brite pad
Parts used:
• Timken 6203 Bearing (I bought a pair) amzn.to/3Z78MxF
• Serpentine belt (recommended) amzn.to/404Lg5K
Translated closed captions are machine generated with minor corrections.
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