Date:         Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:09:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Power Steering (was RE: water pump)
Comments: To: "Johnson, Dean G" <Dean.G.Johnson@USA.XEROX.COM>
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On 26 Sep 2003 at 11:33, Johnson, Dean G <Dean.G.Johnson@USA.XEROX.COM> wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Johnson, Dean G [mailto:Dean.G.Johnson@usa.xerox.com]
>
> > My power steering pump is making noises.  It wasn't before.
> > Did I over tighten the belt?  Is my pump going?  It's really
> > a nasty noise, but only when I'm turning the wheel.
>
> I thought I'd let y'all know what an idiot I am.  I coulda swore
> I had tightened that pump to within an inch of its life.  Maybe
> too tight.  It must have been a dream 'cuz the power steering pump
> was loose, way loose.  I had tightened the adjusting bolts but
> didn't tension the belt at all.  Now its all good.  I'm going to
> blame it on the uncomfortable position one must be in to work on
> these engines.  Yeah that's it.  And I'm not used to having so many
> belts. Yeah yeah!
> The winner of tonight's mystery meat contest is Jeffrey Corbin
> who guessed "some kind of beef." No it was Shawn Wright who said
> "More likely the belt is too loose"  Good thing I checked, eventually.

Glad you learned from my mistake, and avoided what I went through... :-)
When I had this problem, I didn't think it was the belt either, and proceeded to
remove the tank, clean the filter, and flush the system, and cracked the tank in the
process. In the end, it was just a loose belt.

--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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