TomRhere

No, they're not. The center shaft is part of the bearing itself. I tried making my own set, machined out of aluminum, and 2 bearings in each pulley. PS one lasted while it was in there, but the DS one failed with less than 20 miles on it, and tossed the belt. Went out and ordered new replacements, and installed them. No more worries of failure now. Really hate when that happens. Here's a link http://www.awep.com/ for a parts supplier that was in another post, (parts is parts), prices seem reasonable, and are close to what I paid for mine. As far as lifespan of the tensioners themselves, I can't say, but you would check for any stiffness or wobble of the bearing...Tom

Have the same problem with the '86 BRAT. Can still get it to turn off most of the time, but it gets real iffy sometimes. Thought of trying an air blast, then some lock-ease for lube, but haven't done it yet. Hadn't gave much thought to a work around for it until now. Thinking on splicing into main power feed to ignition switch, and installing a keyed on/off switch in one of the empty switch holes in the dash. Just have to make sure the new switch can take the load, as in amps. Not sure on how much that would be though. Guess I need a good DC ampmeter to check out the full amp load thru ignition switch with everything on....Tom

Real good job here Guys!! Have to figure all this stuff out, but I really like it. :cool: .............Tom