broken idler pulley mount

07ketnec · #1 10-10-2009, 10:12 PM

I have a 04 F150 4.6L Something has been squeaking in the engine compartment. Well I found it to be a bad idler pulley. In the process of replacing it the engine mount broke for the pulley. It had some threads left that were still good in the engine. The piece that broke off is the piece that the pulley rests on. Right now I put some washers, spacers, and a longer bolt. It hasn't loosed yet and I drove 3 hours on it and it been fine.
I just don't want this to break suddenly while driving. What kind of fix would a dealer do? The mount is part of the engine block, so they can't just replace something. The whole reason it broke I think was because the tightened the pulley too tight. Is there a better fix?

Thanks!

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lees99f150 · #2 10-10-2009, 10:59 PM

The boss the pulley mounts to is cast as a part of the timing gear cover. It could be repaired by welding a new boss of the same size to it or by just replacing the cover, this is a fairly labor intensive job though.

07ketnec · #3 10-10-2009, 11:08 PM

around what would a dealer charge for this to be done?

phil6608 · #4 10-11-2009, 05:45 AM

A dealer would most likely put a new front cover on. I have no idea what they would charge for the job.
You have to remove everything off the front of the motor and the valve covers.
The part looks like this (I don't think this is the right one for your truck ) but gives you an idea what it looks like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-...item518ce98f62

Phil