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What is the idler pulley?
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Answer

The idler pulley is nothing more than a pulley with bearing around which the service belt is wound, that is the one that drives and drives the alternator, the air conditioning compressor, the power steering pump.
Posted on: 9 May 2021 by ScegliAuto

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