Help: I need a part (Idler pulley assembly)

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Whirlygirl

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Mar 30, 2016
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Oceanis 41 40hp Toronto
Hello everyone,

My friend is currently located in the US Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas) and trying to get back to NY. He has an urgent need for the following part: Idler pulley Assembly for a Yanmar 3jh5ce as 40hp. He has been told that the parts need to come from Japan! Can anyone please help and provide better directions or contact. Thank you
 
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centerline

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Mar 20, 2012
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Cal 34-III, MacGregor 25 Salem, Oregon
Whirlygirl said:
Hello everyone,

My friend is currently located in the US Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas) and trying to get back to NY. He has an urgent need for the following part: Idler pulley Assembly for a Yanmar 3jh5ce as 40hp. He has been told that the parts need to come from Japan! Can anyone please help and provide better directions or contact. Thank you
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in nearly all idler pulleys, the bearing can be tapped out and new ones installed... the bearings should have numbers on them, or they can be measured after removal for an easy identification.
... the exception is where the idler pulley happens to be the belt tensioner pulley, and the spring mechanism fails.... the pully bearings can be replaced, but if the spring mechanism fails you are SOL, and a new one is required.
 
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Benny17441

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May 24, 2004
7,174
CC 30 South Florida
Yanmar has a very protective territory agreement with it's dealers. Offshore Marine is the Yanmar authorized parts dealer for St Thomas USVI. Located at 8185 Subbase St. The order needs to be placed and if the part is not available at a warehouse in the US to them or any other domestic dealer then it will be ordered from Japan. Additional shipping charges may apply for expedited shipping services. The other closest parts dealer would be at the BVI but I suspect they also get their parts from the US. Diesel engine mechanics in the Islands are pretty adept at substituting or modifying parts so check so suggest to your friend to check with a few mechanics to see if any has a fix.
 
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Kings Gambit

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Jul 27, 2011
5,134
Bavaria 38E Alamitos Bay
Whirlygirl said:
Hello everyone,

My friend is currently located in the US Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas) and trying to get back to NY. He has an urgent need for the following part: Idler pulley Assembly for a Yanmar 3jh5ce as 40hp. He has been told that the parts need to come from Japan! Can anyone please help and provide better directions or contact. Thank you
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According to Bosun's Locker in Costa Mesa, the regional distributor for Yanmar in Southern California, the part has to be ordered out of Europe b/c the US warehouse in Georgia does not have it in stock. It's only a $55 part; 2nd-day air delivery would add about $40, but the lead time is 7 to 9 days to get it to Costa Mesa; I don't know how long to St. Thomas. I suppose they could drop ship to your location. However, yes--it's true about sales territory agreements that BE mentioned. None of the local dealers I contacted have it in stock.:( The P/N is 129271-77660, so I was told. Good luck!

Boatswain's Locker
931 W. 18th Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92627 USA
Call 949-642-6800 or 866-954-2676
Fax 949-642-1463
 
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