Power steering pump failure.

[Billy81]

Last week i replaced the steering box and the power steering pump on my 76 chevy truck they were 38 years old and pretty worn out. I also replaced the tie rods, idler Arm and the pitman arm with all new Moog parts because i only wanted to do this job once. Everything had been running just fine for the last few days the steering was nice and tight almost like a new truck, i was a pretty happy guy.
Well today i was pulling out of my driveway when all of a sudden the steering wheel got almost impossible to turn and i could smell burning rubber. So i get out and pop the hood and see that the power steering pulley was rubbing on the fan belt i thought maybe the bolts had come loose and the pump moved. I checked the bolts and they were nice and tight so i am standing there thinking what the heck it's all new stuff and was working just fine yesterday. So i decide to pull the pump off so i could check the brackets and as soon as i get the belt off the pulley just falls off with the shaft still inside it. I have never had a pump fall apart on me like this before but like a lot of parts these days it was not remanufactured in the USA. It was a Master Pro reman pump i got from O'Reilly's and the box said it was from Mexico. I already traded in my old pump for the core charge so looks like i will be returning this one to O'Reilly's for another one. I knew i should of held onto my old pump it just needed new seals but i was getting lazy and just wanted to get my truck back on the road.