It's the pulley. I'm going to remove the pump tonight
and get the pulley properly set at work tomorrow.
According to my Chiltons manual; the pump shaft and
the pulley needs to be flush. I mic it at .04985 of an
inch.
You wouldn't think that this would make that much of a
difference, but, it does.
--- "Wisotzkey, Rich" <Rich.Wisotzkey@gd-wts.com>
wrote:
> Steven,
> Yes, you are correct. The alignment is off on the
> pulley. Sounds like the
> pulley needs pushed back a couple millimeters if it
> is jumping forward.
> Rich - Ashburn, VA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dakotaviper [mailto:dakotaviper@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 4:55 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Mechanical Question????????
>
>
> I replaced my power steering pump today! After I put
> everything back together and started the Dak; it now
> has a clicking noise coming from the main crank
> pulley
> about every 5 seconds. My serpentine belt also jumps
> towards the front on this pulley now. My tensioning
> adjuster moves towards the center of the engine when
> the crank pulley clicks. Maybe I didn't get the pump
> pulley in the right location. I don't know! The belt
> stays in the grooves on all the pulleys, but, just
> jumps on the crank pulley. I'm stumped! Does anyone
> have any thoughts on this issue.
> Steven "dakotaviper" Beverly
>
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