A little bit of end play on the PS pump is normal. 1 mm is almost 'nothing'. I've seen much more than that on fine working vanagon PS pumps. I have a bracket for sale if you need one. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Potts" <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:35 PM Subject: Power Steering pump and bracket
> Hi Volks, > > My vanagon occaisionally makes a hideous screeching sound just after > starting up. It sounds a lot like a loose power steering belt, but the > noise doesn't require steering input to occur. It always goes away after > a minute or less, and I've rarely ever heard it happen when the engine > is warm. It does vary with engine RPM, getting louder (but going away > sooner) as RPMS increase. > > The belts are a bit worn, but seem to be tensioned correctly. I replaced > them this afternoon, and in the process I managed to strip the threads > on the bolt that keeps tension on the PS pump. Replacing the original > bolt with something longer (I think it was a CV bolt) got it snugged up > again, but I am definitely on the lookout for a new bracket. > Unfortunately it turns out that the PS pump and bracket are missing from > the engine I bought 2 weeks ago, so there's no basis for comparison to > be found until I next get near one of my Dad's 85's. > > I also noticed there was about 1mm of fore-and-aft play on the PS pulley > shaft, is that normal? > > > Happy Trails, > > Greg Potts > 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" > 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop > www.busesofthecorn.com > www.pottsfamily.ca > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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