Tension pulley, Serpentine belt

ROVERS

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1998 MITSUBISHI GALANT
4 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
230 MILES

Replace tension pulley for serpentine belt on 1998 Galant with 4G63 engine with AC.

Hi.
The tension pulley is making a squealing sound, so I need to replace it.
I have loosened the tension pulley but I can not get it out because of the attached bolt in the pulley. I took out the tightening screw completely.

How can I get out the old pulley and replace it?

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KHLOW2008

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After removing the nut, the pulley should come off. If it is stuck, a little tapping on it should turn it loose.

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Sunday, July 24th, 2011 AT 1:33 PM

ROVERS

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Hi and thanks for the reply.

If you look at the link, you see there is a bolt attached to the pulley. This is for a 2,4 engine, but it looks similar.

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/details/QQMitsubishiQQGalantQQOES_GenuineQQAccessory_Belt_Tension_PulleyQQ19992003QQW0133-1764241.html

After the nut is taken off and the belt is loose, I still can not get this pulley out of the track where it is. This is due to the bolt being longer than the space i can use to pull it out towards the fender. The pulley is loose and easy to move around, just not possible to get it out.

I have googled this a lot and it seems there might be another nut in the backside of the pulley(between the fender and the back of the pulley). It is extremely tight so I am unsure if it is even possible to get to this nut.

Can this be the way to remove the pulley?

I have been able to spray some wd40 into the "bearings" of the pulley when it was loose and that silenced the noise for now. This is however just a quick-fix I am afraid of.