This upgraded tensioner pulley replaces the steel pulley that comes installed on the Gates 38518 HD Tensioner that is used with our tensioner brackets. The original tensioner pulley is a painted steel piece with no shoulders or "gates" on the sides of the belt ribs to keep the belt from walking the event of belt slack. Our upgraded pulley uses the same bearing, a c-clip retainer, and has shoulders or "gates" on either side of the belt. These come in black anodize unless otherwise discussed with your order. These are the same upgraded pulleys that are in the listings for our other HD tensioners, this is just a standalone listing.
Please note, there are a few small modifications needed to the tensioner body when running this pulley, they are covered in the instructions. The 10 rib version needs the tensioner body spaced out .280" from the mounting bracket (spacers available in another listing HERE). The existing bearing in the steel pulley MUST be pressed out and installed into our pulley shell. If you would like to buy a new bearing to install instead, they are available on amazon or most auto parts stores under the part number 30BD40.
Custom colors ARE available, contact us for information.