Power Steering Pulley Problems...
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Power Steering Pulley Problems...
I am converting to power steering and I just mounted the pump on the engine this afternoon. Good thing the engine is on the stand still. The problem is that the PS pulley doesn`t even come close to the crank pulley lining up. Whats up with this. One thing is, I did buy a March pulley system, but not the serpentine. The pulley system is for a power steering setup according to the box and what I ordered. I reused the original PS pulley. Are there different pulleys for the PS pump. I need one that is offset toward the pump or do I need a crank pulley with 3 grooves.
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Re: Power Steering Pulley Problems... (Eddie 96)
Eddie,
i have the March pulley system as well. it has a 3 groove cranks pulley as the ac also goes to it. the first belt i put on flew off very fast. i then got another new belt and tightened it a little tighter. it works. i too thought it did not look like it would line up but it has been on there about 4000 miles now.
Good luck,
mike
i have the March pulley system as well. it has a 3 groove cranks pulley as the ac also goes to it. the first belt i put on flew off very fast. i then got another new belt and tightened it a little tighter. it works. i too thought it did not look like it would line up but it has been on there about 4000 miles now.
Good luck,
mike
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Re: Power Steering Pulley Problems... (Eddie 96)
Stock shark p/s pulley is an add on single smaller pulley bolted to front of main double stack pulley for alt/ac....
I would imagine March would have followed the same scheme...
GENE
I would imagine March would have followed the same scheme...
GENE
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Re: Power Steering Pulley Problems... (Eddie 96)
Are there different pulleys for the PS pump. I need one that is offset toward the pump or do I need a crank pulley with 3 grooves.
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Re: Power Steering Pulley Problems... (Eddie 96)
So guess I need to buy a pulley to go on the outside of the crank pulley. I don`t have air so that shouldn`t be the problem. I am hoping to get this thing on the road soon.
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Re: Power Steering Pulley Problems... (Eddie 96)
IF the alingement is still off after you have the pulleys you want, pulley spacers are available 1/16 & 1/8 " Thickness & Can be doubled up....look in P.A.W. SUMMIT or JEGS catalog .........I put a p/s conversion kit on my 66 big/block & the alingement was off a little & a 1/8" spacer trued things up correctly, also , in my case the correct p/s belt was to thin & riding to low / bottoming out in the crank pulley...went to NAPPA got a 3/8" thick belt now OK................Just a few tips :smash: from the old DOG.... :seeya amendum, a different alt pulley is necessary in big/blocks with p/s , dont know about small blocks,,,,
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