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Old Apr 1, 2026 | 01:03 PM
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pulleys, tensioners usually are a grinding high pitched metal to metal noise.
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Old Apr 1, 2026 | 04:47 PM
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have you tried a mechanic stethoscope yet? Like:
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Old Apr 1, 2026 | 05:03 PM
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a guy on Utube took a 1 gal. bleach bottle. cut the bottom off and taped a long screwdriver down the nozzle and he tried it on all his pulleys and dammn if that thing act like a megaphone, it was loud.
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