New power steering pump problems
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New power steering pump problems
I replaced the power steering pump about a month ago and since then have had some horrible belt squeal issues. I replaced the belt, the idler pulley, and tightened the hell out of the belt. As I look at it, I can see that the new pump makes the pulley stick out farther than the old one, which is making the belt misaligned and causing it to squeal. I put the pulley onto the pump as far as I could when I installed it, but I guess that wasn't enough. Any thoughts/ideas? The pump does have a warranty, think it would cover it being the wrong size?
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Is the center of the pulley flush with the end of the pump shaft?
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Yeah, the center of the pulley should be flush with the end of the shaft. Are you using an installation tool, or hammering it on (I hope not)?
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Yeah, the center of the pulley should be flush with the end of the shaft. Are you using an installation tool, or hammering it on (I hope not)?
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Those installation bolts are a pain in the butt to use. See if your parts house has an actual installation tool that you can rent, it makes it much easier.
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Well starting this week I'm working at a Pep Boys so I'll have to see what we have. What would the tool look like?
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It's really just a larger version of the cheap bolt and nut they give you with the pump, but you can use larger wrenches for more leverage.
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Got the installer and it pushed it right on. Didn't even pull the pump, I just pulled out the electric fan and got at it from the front. Thanks for the help man, I had just assumed that the pulley was on as far as it would go. I blame the ****ty bolts they give you with the pump to install the pulley.
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I got this one from advance auto (it was before I worked at pep boys) and it supposedly has a lifetime warranty so we'll have to see if they actually honor that
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