Dear Otis,
Ron McCall is absolutely correct in his recommendation. I can't enough bad things about the stock idler pulley. After you've struggled with it once and, then, used the ipsco, you will find that you can't say enough good things about it. IIRC, there is one inexpensive mod that approaches the improved ease and function of the Ipsco, but the details escape me.
Chuck Engles
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