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The pulley on the power steering pump slides back and forth causing the fan belt to come off. Is ther supposed to be a bolt to hold the pulley tight?

  • cmaynard7477 Feb 23, 2011

    The pulley looked like it was sliding on the shaft but the shaft was actually moving in and out of the pump. Replaced the pump and belt tensioner while I was at it and corrected the problem.

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The bolts on the front of mounting bracket are loose they thread into the pump and hold it tight against the bracket. There is also an adjustment depending on what engine you have there will be a bolt or a stud with a nut on it on the top of the pump bracket this how the belt is adjusted you want about an inch of up and down play in the belt then tighten the bolts there around the pulley looking at it from the front i think there is 3 of them they will be in slots in the bracket so they can slide to remove the belt from the pump.

  • JOHN LAPIER Feb 23, 2011

    Glad you got it fixed but that is a vary unuseaul for a ford pump they usely last for ever they just leak all of the time I just rebuilt the one on my 85 ranger you can get a kit for 15 dollars its all O rings and the shaft bushing And mine looked new on the inside and it still leaks a little

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