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Question: Idler Pulley for Drive Belt

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No Screen Name Chosen, Atlanta, GA, March 18, 2009, 07:16
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Car makes slight but not-quite-squealing noise when idling at less than 500rpm. Made the same noise about three yeats ago and it was the idler pulley. For 30318 zip code, what can I expect for (estimate) of repair cost?

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    hemicuda March 19, 2009, 14:47
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    Sometimes belts slip and squeak try a little belt grip from your local auto parts store first and if that don't work the idler pulley is about $80 and the labor is 1.3 to 1.5 hours looks about $200 to $250 parts and labor

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