for those who ever have an idler pulley fail, u can replace it with a new bearing rather than buying the complete assembly from the dealer. the oem bearing in the pulley is a NSK. the part # on this bearing is 6301DULX. any good auto parts store can cross reference this bearing and find a replacement for much less $ than the complete assembly.
bad NSK bearing that causes the engine to throw belts!
OEM idler pulley assembly from dealer
$92.00
PTC cross referenced bearing from auto parts store
$9.00
basically u remove the idler pulley and press the old bearing out with a hydraulic press and a socket or something similar. make sure u have it on the outer race of the bearing when u remove the old one and install the new one. reinstall everything and the car is good as new
