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WarBeard · 10-23-2013, 02:50 PM

I installed a new power steering pump on my '89 350 and now the pulley is out of alignment with the rest of them. When I crank it, it quickly tosses the belt. This is a serpentine set-up so how could this happen? When I spin the pump the pulley does not wobble so I know it's on straight.

Also Carquest listed two different pumps for my truck for the GVW which is 8600# in my case (V2500) Any physical differences between the two?

What the heck am I doing wrong?

07XCSBZ71 · 10-23-2013, 03:31 PM

You might have to slide the pulley in and out to line it up. Get a pulley pulley/installer and line up you pulley. I found out the hard way, if you bottom the pulley out, it won't be aligned. It'll take some fiddling with, but they will line up.

WarBeard · 10-23-2013, 03:35 PM

It's not a case of it's too far in or out. It is on some sort of an angle like it is not mounted flush to the aluminum bracket?

WarBeard · 10-25-2013, 12:19 PM

Gonna tear it all back out and reinstall it, something is wrong. Also going to install a new tension pully and upper and lower radiator hoses. They show two pumps for my truck so I need to take it back to the store and compare the two side by side.

10-23-2013, 02:50 PM	#1
WarBeard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Show low,az Posts: 808	New steering pump Crooked? HELP! I installed a new power steering pump on my '89 350 and now the pulley is out of alignment with the rest of them. When I crank it, it quickly tosses the belt. This is a serpentine set-up so how could this happen? When I spin the pump the pulley does not wobble so I know it's on straight. Also Carquest listed two different pumps for my truck for the GVW which is 8600# in my case (V2500) Any physical differences between the two? What the heck am I doing wrong? __________________ 1978 C10 Silverado Big 10 350/350.. play toy 1990 V1500 Suburban 350/700r4..Daily driver 1987 K10 Silverado 383/400.. Wife's rig WRECKED! 1989 V2500 Suburban 350/400.. SOLD! 1974 C10 Custom10 LWB 350/350.. SOLD! 1974 C10 Custom10 SWB 350/400.. SOLD! 1999 Silverado Z71 LS1.. Wife's rig WRECKED! On the hunt for a new project....... I'm a Chevy guy.....I'm just not a "NEW" Chevy guy.

10-23-2013, 03:31 PM	#2
07XCSBZ71 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Murphy,NC Posts: 212	Re: New steering pump Crooked? HELP! You might have to slide the pulley in and out to line it up. Get a pulley pulley/installer and line up you pulley. I found out the hard way, if you bottom the pulley out, it won't be aligned. It'll take some fiddling with, but they will line up.

10-23-2013, 03:35 PM	#3
WarBeard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Show low,az Posts: 808	Re: New steering pump Crooked? HELP! It's not a case of it's too far in or out. It is on some sort of an angle like it is not mounted flush to the aluminum bracket? __________________ 1978 C10 Silverado Big 10 350/350.. play toy 1990 V1500 Suburban 350/700r4..Daily driver 1987 K10 Silverado 383/400.. Wife's rig WRECKED! 1989 V2500 Suburban 350/400.. SOLD! 1974 C10 Custom10 LWB 350/350.. SOLD! 1974 C10 Custom10 SWB 350/400.. SOLD! 1999 Silverado Z71 LS1.. Wife's rig WRECKED! On the hunt for a new project....... I'm a Chevy guy.....I'm just not a "NEW" Chevy guy.

10-25-2013, 12:19 PM	#4
WarBeard Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Show low,az Posts: 808	Re: New steering pump Crooked? HELP! Gonna tear it all back out and reinstall it, something is wrong. Also going to install a new tension pully and upper and lower radiator hoses. They show two pumps for my truck so I need to take it back to the store and compare the two side by side. __________________ 1978 C10 Silverado Big 10 350/350.. play toy 1990 V1500 Suburban 350/700r4..Daily driver 1987 K10 Silverado 383/400.. Wife's rig WRECKED! 1989 V2500 Suburban 350/400.. SOLD! 1974 C10 Custom10 LWB 350/350.. SOLD! 1974 C10 Custom10 SWB 350/400.. SOLD! 1999 Silverado Z71 LS1.. Wife's rig WRECKED! On the hunt for a new project....... I'm a Chevy guy.....I'm just not a "NEW" Chevy guy.



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