Power steering alignment
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Power steering alignment
I have extracted pics out of my restore post to get some technical advise. I have a 69 base model and I am trying to see why the power steering pump pulley is not lining up with the crank pulley. I am also not sure based at looking at the timing plate if my damper in in all the way. I torqued it to 60lbs. Don't want to brake off that bolt. Any help or ideas would help. Bubba put washers behind the power steering pulley to move it out a touch. Hard to tell from angle but power steering pulley is about a 1/4 inch back. I will get a pic of the pulley tomorrow.
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Last edited by SB64; Jun 6, 2014 at 07:47 PM.
Drifting
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From: Cameron Park CA
Nice looking engine
Did you use an installation tool to install the damper, or just use the retaining bolt torqued to 60 ft.lbs.?
If you didn't use an installation tool, it could be the damper isn't all the way on. It's hard to tell from the picture, but it might be a little too far away from the block.
Pete
Did you use an installation tool to install the damper, or just use the retaining bolt torqued to 60 ft.lbs.?
If you didn't use an installation tool, it could be the damper isn't all the way on. It's hard to tell from the picture, but it might be a little too far away from the block.
Pete
Drifting
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From: Syracuse NY
Is everything original? Are you SURE? My 72 BB has a myriad of pulleys, brackets and bubba junk. I thought it was all original too. I had to fab some spacers on my crank pulley (it was a 2 piece design...that I think was a bubba creation). My only other choice was to spend HUGE bucks on a total pulley and bracket kit....
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Nice looking engine
Did you use an installation tool to install the damper, or just use the retaining bolt torqued to 60 ft.lbs.?
If you didn't use an installation tool, it could be the damper isn't all the way on. It's hard to tell from the picture, but it might be a little too far away from the block.
Pete
Did you use an installation tool to install the damper, or just use the retaining bolt torqued to 60 ft.lbs.?
If you didn't use an installation tool, it could be the damper isn't all the way on. It's hard to tell from the picture, but it might be a little too far away from the block.
Pete
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Is everything original? Are you SURE? My 72 BB has a myriad of pulleys, brackets and bubba junk. I thought it was all original too. I had to fab some spacers on my crank pulley (it was a 2 piece design...that I think was a bubba creation). My only other choice was to spend HUGE bucks on a total pulley and bracket kit....
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Racer
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From: Chicago IL
I had the same issue with mine recently. Make sure all pieces are correct like Scottd said. You definitely need a harmonic balancer tool to put it back on correctly. You big chain auto stores should rent them for free (with deposit). I though I was gonna break the tool just to get mine all the way on untill pulleys lined up. 
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I had the same issue with mine recently. Make sure all pieces are correct like Scottd said. You definitely need a harmonic balancer tool to put it back on correctly. You big chain auto stores should rent them for free (with deposit). I though I was gonna break the tool just to get mine all the way on untill pulleys lined up.
