First, let me start off by saying that I did search through the forums looking for an answer to this question, but was unable to find one that seemed to answer exactly what I was asking.
I just bought a 1991 SC from a guy that works with me. He quit driving it because it started making a noise from the engine compartment, and he had it towed home and parked until I purchased it today for $200. No, that's not a misprint.....$200. I started it up while my brother looked at the engine, and we have determined that the only problem is that the bearing on the front of the supercharger snout is shot. We took off the belt for the SC, and the noise went away. It looks to have been leaking oil from the seal for some time, and that's probably the reason that the bearing finally gave up.
Anyway, what is the best course of action for resolving this problem? The rollingperformance.com website sells the snout rebuild kits with the bearings, seal, oil all together. Is this the best way to go, or should I buy the parts separately? I have a couple of bottles of GM supercharger oil left over from when I used to own an SC in the early 2000's, so I don't need that. If I do buy the parts separately, what are the part numbers needed for the bearings and seal?
Lastly, is this a pretty simple operation to accomplish? I'm mechanically inclined enough to think that I can probably do it on my own. I do most of my own repairs, and have all the necessary tools to accomplish it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I just bought a 1991 SC from a guy that works with me. He quit driving it because it started making a noise from the engine compartment, and he had it towed home and parked until I purchased it today for $200. No, that's not a misprint.....$200. I started it up while my brother looked at the engine, and we have determined that the only problem is that the bearing on the front of the supercharger snout is shot. We took off the belt for the SC, and the noise went away. It looks to have been leaking oil from the seal for some time, and that's probably the reason that the bearing finally gave up.
Anyway, what is the best course of action for resolving this problem? The rollingperformance.com website sells the snout rebuild kits with the bearings, seal, oil all together. Is this the best way to go, or should I buy the parts separately? I have a couple of bottles of GM supercharger oil left over from when I used to own an SC in the early 2000's, so I don't need that. If I do buy the parts separately, what are the part numbers needed for the bearings and seal?
Lastly, is this a pretty simple operation to accomplish? I'm mechanically inclined enough to think that I can probably do it on my own. I do most of my own repairs, and have all the necessary tools to accomplish it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.