I just replaced the power steering bracket and now the serpentine belt wont go on like it did easily before. Now I'm looking for things that can be adjusted because the automatic belt tensioner wont move far enough to the right let the belt on.
Is there something that can be adjusted like a pulley or the alternator or AC?
Same belt length as the old belt, but we couldn't get it to go on after we replaced the power steering pump mounting bracket and pulley. The pulley is the same width as the old pulley. The only thing that is different is that the power steering pump isn't at an angle anymore so its 1/2" to 1" long path of travel now.
I'll try it again later tonight or tomorrow.
I just want to make sure that there isn't anything else I can adjust because the belt went on so easy before we changed the mounting bracket. Is it possible that I put the power steering mounting bracket on upside down and therefore changed something?
Your info says you have a V8 4. Something.....? Which is it? If a V8, then check to make sure the tensioner is in the correct position. I believe they have to be lined up right, iirc. And like said you can put the mounting bracket on wrong.
The problem I had when I did new PS pump and pulley was with the new aftermarket pulley. It would not seat all the way on the pump, causing an alignment issue. If this is your issue, you may need to find a different brand pump, or hit a junk yard for an oem pulley.
Something I haven't seen mentioned yet, but did you get a new or used PS pump bracket? Were the casting numbers the same on both the new and the old? There were differences between 97/98 model bracket and earlier years. Different belts, too.
Thanks guys. I have a V8 5.2L 4x4 Laredo. Everything is lined up perfectly, the new pulley is perfectly in alignment, mounted correctly and is the correct size.
Can someone tell me how to tell if my power steering bracket is mounted incorrectly (upside down or inversed)?
It won't go over far enough. Or maybe I just don't know the limit of how far ... to the right hand direction the tensioner pulley can move?
So how far can the tensioner go before I risk breaking it off? I'm pretty sure I've hit the limit and the belt will not fit. (look at the picture you can see there is only about 3" of space left for the whole tensioner to fit inside the belt. The tensioner would have to actually touch the alternator it seems.
Or should I just force the tensioner over to the right more?
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