Upper Pulley Change

[SN8KBIT]

WHAT TYPE OF PULLER DO I NEED TO USE I HAVE TRIED MAKING ONE BUT I JUST CANT GET IT OR IF ANYONE HAS ONE TO SELL PLEASE CONTACT ME I HAVE SEEN THEM FOR OVER 100.00 BUT THAT IS UNREAL.

[svtlightning2k1]

Find a shop that has one. I use the one at my friends shop in okc called powerhouse performance. I wouldnt buy one unless you plan on messing around with your truck at home.

Good luck,
Brandon

[ugothit]

be careful... I've heard a lot of stories about people breaking them when removing the upper pulley.

I changed my lower to a #6

[svtlightning2k1]

Getting it off is the easy part! Just make sure you lube the snout up with some soap and water get the upper on and us a bolt and washer and start cranking. I found it easier to have someone hold the pulley while you crank it down. If they have trouble holding it after you get it started put your belt on and use that to keep some torque on it. Just make sure you soap it up. This will make getting it on w/o as much of a headache or hurting the s/c so much easier.

Oh and make sure the snout is flush with the front of the pulley. If you have to back the bolt out and check it or even mark the point that the old pulley goes back to on the s/c.

Hope this helps. I had hell with mine and after getting it on I found out that the idler was messed up along with the tensioner and had to make a quick job of putting the stock back on. When ford fixed it they had to replace the s/c because the upper was not flush and they said it was stuck on there. LOL! E mail me for the rest of the saga or if you have any further questions.

Brandon
forcefedcobra@hotmail.com or svtlightning2k1@yahoo.com

[I1AGAIN]

The only way I feel to change a pulley the right way is to pull the snout off and press off the old pulley and press on the new one. I have seen the pulley pullers out there and if you dont fully center it up correctly you could damage the snout of your blower. They also tend to sratch the finish on the snout as well. Doing it on a press you can center the snout 100% and pressing the new one on is a breeze. If you dont have a press you can a local speed shop do it for you or remove the snout and have a local machine or auto shop press the pulley off and press the new one on. After reinstalling the snout make sure to add 1 1/2 bottle of Ford Synthetic supercharger fluid to replace the fluid lost while the snout was off.:spinem: