Couple Life-Expectancy...?

[TLSheff]

I m curious what the life expectancy is on one... I ordered one from intense a couple months ago. Got the coupler, fluid and gasket kit from them and replaced it promptly as it was a bag of marbles and didnt sound pleasant at all... dealership was going to replace the whole supercharger and jack up the price a grand afterwards... i was like no no no its a $50 part and i can fix it... leave the SC alone! :th_nanana:

now after about 5000 miles, 4-5 months, its rattling again... not bad.. but with the hood up its noticable and its concerning me. Ill admit... weve done a couple playtime track runs, and ive raced her a few times on the streets *DO NOT MONKEY SEE, MOKEY DO ME!!! ---- ITS ILLEGAL AND IM A BAD KID* but i won :th_peaceout:

Is this normal with some mild abuse or did i get a crappy coupler from intense or just some freak of nature evil growly sc that gobbles up the green couplers like sour patch candy? :th_biggrin2:

 

[99prixgt]

i got my coupler from intense. 10,000 beater miles on it and its still fine. I think you just got a bad one from a bad batch or something

 

[Vegas~Blown]

might be one of the pulleys --- take the belts off and spin them to see if any have shot bearings. I'd find it hard to believe the coupler went bad that fast.

 

[Bio248]

the couplers (especially the aftermarket poly ones) last quite a while. hell, id give them 50k+ miles.

 

[TLSheff]

I pulled the belt off and theres some slight play, but it spins easily... i dunno... i guess ill wait til i take it off to change the LIM gasket and give it a real thorough checkup

 

[JoelW98GTP]

Mine will last me till I sell the car. Probably in a month or 2. Just replaced it a couple weeks ago.

 

[a98gtp4u]

maybe the bearings in the supercharger. thats y i had mine rebuilt. been on with new everything and 3.4 pulley for 4 months and no prob.

 

[alkygto]

^what he said. If you change bearings your self be sure to measure the distance from the end of the shaft to the end of the housing. If you want a good quality rebuild with a warranty, try Stiegemeier 636-949-2275 or www.Stiegemeier.com. they have a quick turnaround and a one year warranty.