Wobbling Part On/Near Alternator

[Lukeh17]

Hey everyone,



The wheel at the back of the picture seems to be wobbling quite a bit at the moment. The noise etc seems more frequent when the car is cold than when I am actually driving and she is completely warmed up. My techno terms aaren't up to scratch at the moment and just need to know what the wheel is called etc? Do you guys think it needs replacing?

Cheers

[james butler]

Unless you mean the crank pulley the lower pulleys the Water pump dude!

Check the pulley isn't cracked first, as I replaced my water pump only to find out after that it was a cracked pulley.

[Lukeh17]

It's the one at the top of the picture but the lowest out of all of them. It basically wobbles once ignition is started and makes a squeaking noise.

[unknownmale]

Directly under the alternator is the water pump. Could be the bearing in the water pump. Grab hold of the pulley and see if you can wobble it side to side. if you can then the bearings are shot.