projects this week...
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projects this week...
78...seal kit for steering ram...new master cylinder....finally chasing gremlins out of steering.. 
69...re-align steering pump..(belt squeal on start up)..off alignment about 3-4 degrees...may have to shim...anyone done this ?
Pic..look at belt to pump....pump is "tweaked" slightly towards fan pulley...teaching wife how to use pry bar while I'm under the turkey...
69...re-align steering pump..(belt squeal on start up)..off alignment about 3-4 degrees...may have to shim...anyone done this ?
Pic..look at belt to pump....pump is "tweaked" slightly towards fan pulley...teaching wife how to use pry bar while I'm under the turkey...
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Originally Posted by skydaddy
if you shim it, does it throw off any other belts?
How is the healing process coming? It was your knee and ankle, right?
How is the healing process coming? It was your knee and ankle, right?
Knee doing great..thought I'd torn something at first..just stiff now...ankle swelling coming down..slowly...I heal slow at my age....
Edit..if you look closely at pulleys on pump,you can see slight mis-alignment of alternator belt as well...just picture pump tweaked towards you as you look at pic...
Last edited by rihwoods; Oct 24, 2005 at 03:57 PM.
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From: Pearl MS
You can see the tweak in the belt, just before the pully at the top of the pic. Definately something that needs to be taken care of.
Good luck with it and I am glad your "gettin all healed up". When you use your body as a wheel chock, sometimes it is slow to heal.
Good luck with it and I am glad your "gettin all healed up". When you use your body as a wheel chock, sometimes it is slow to heal.
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St. Jude Donor '09
i have a squeal at when i goose mine.. i think i have the P/S belt too tight. after that and reattaching a center cap on the left wheel, im driving mine down to Wichita Falls Texas and storing it until i move down there later in the month. that way i have one less thing to deal with...just hope the weather holds up!
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Update...
Originally Posted by skydaddy
You can see the tweak in the belt, just before the pully at the top of the pic. Definately something that needs to be taken care of.
Good luck with it and I am glad your "gettin all healed up". When you use your body as a wheel chock, sometimes it is slow to heal.
Good luck with it and I am glad your "gettin all healed up". When you use your body as a wheel chock, sometimes it is slow to heal.
If you look close at alternator bracket,you can see crack (in reflection above bolt hole) that runs down to radius at bottom...guess I'll have to loctite those bolts or fab a locking tab...
EDIT: Zip had both brackets...ship tomorrow...
Rich
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Can't belive my luck...found both brackets locally this AM...(the Zip brackets will be spares now).Wrapping up pump deal,and swapping out composite for new 7 leaf...will be ready for this weekend...
