OT - Latemodel Caravan V6 idler pulley ?

[unklian]

Does anyone know what's involved in changing the idler pulley
on a '90ish Caravan V6 ? The alignment is off enough that you can
see it,and it eats belts every 6 months.Might be worn out,or
might have got damaged during an engine swap.

So the question is,how to change it ?

Thanks.

[enjenjo]

Which engine, 3.0 or 3.4?

[tomslik]

if it's a 3.3 or 3.8, there's a 15 mm nut on the backside, underneath, that holds it on.
nothing you want to do in the snow.....

[SKR8PN]

if it's a 3.3 or 3.8, there's a 15 mm nut on the backside, underneath, that holds it on.
nothing you want to do in the snow.....

You got that right........and it isn't the idler.....it is the tensioner.  

[tomslik]

if it's a 3.3 or 3.8, there's a 15 mm nut on the backside, underneath, that holds it on.
nothing you want to do in the snow.....

You got that right........and it isn't the idler.....it is the tensioner.  

right, and it's a REAL common problem

[58 Yeoman]

if it's a 3.3 or 3.8, there's a 15 mm nut on the backside, underneath, that holds it on.
nothing you want to do in the snow.....

You got that right........and it isn't the idler.....it is the tensioner.  

right, and it's a REAL common problem

Gee, thanks for the info.  I've got a '93 3.3 w/179000 miles.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

if it's a 3.3 or 3.8, there's a 15 mm nut on the backside, underneath, that holds it on.
nothing you want to do in the snow.....

You got that right........and it isn't the idler.....it is the tensioner.  

right, and it's a REAL common problem

Gee, thanks for the info.  I've got a '93 3.3 w/179000 miles.

Why ?!

winter car??

[unklian]

Which engine, 3.0 or 3.4?

3.3

[58 Yeoman]

Yeah, it's my beater van.  The factory where I work will sometimes emit flyash from the coal fired boiler, and it's hell on paint.  When I drive the van, I don't worry about moving it to the other parking lot.  And it gets better mpg than the ranger.  That truck tire I picked up the other day sure did fill in the backend on the van.

[enjenjo]

Then I'll have to defer to one of the others, I am not familiar with a 3.3