what's up guys!
Today I had the first problem with my maxima....
A couple of weeks ago I replaced the alt serpentine belt, the one i had was in pretty bad shape, so i changed it.
Today when I started the car after work started squealing for a few seconds, but then it went away.
After 10 miles of driving to my house, I heard something that hit the underside of the car, and the battery light and brake light turned on.
My first thought was that the new belt snapped.
when I got home I checked, and found the belt just sitting there....so I popped the hood and noticed the thensioner pulley is not there.

My plan is going to the junk yard and removing the tensioner pulley from a 4th gen maxima ( I've noticed the belt set up is the same).

What could have caused this? maybe I didn't tight the pulley enough???
what's the torque on that??

thanks in advance for any tips or advice

 

Don't get a used tensioner from a junk yard, get a new one.

 

not the tensioner, just the pulley, the tensioner is just fine....thank god haha

 

you didnt torque it down properly and it came loose.

 

most likely....

 

Oh ok. I've bought a few tensioners for other cars i've owned in the past, and they always came with a new pulley attached. I'm not sure if a tensioner pulley by itself can be purchased or not. Either way, I'd rather pony up the few extra bucks and get a new one for peace of mind.

 

It's happened to me before. Make sure it's tight.

 

yes the pulley can be purchased separate... I just changed mine a couple of months. Got one from Autozone I believe it was $20 to $25 with a lifetime warranty... So far I have put close to 7,000-8,000 miles still looks like new and no issues... I just don't see a reason to change the entire assembly...

 

The OEM unit from Nissan used to be 38$, pensioner + pulley. I have an extra one at home just in case.

 

wow that cheap, the only reason why I got the Autozone crapar was b/c the next day I was taking on a 3000 mile trip ... and just had no time to wait for one to be delivered...

 

The A32 unit works on the A33, so, I was able to borrow while it shipped. And, crap, I think I still am using the 4th gen piece come to think of it. Brand new one sitting in the garage.