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Re: tightening power steering belt
Mike Romain 29 March 2005 22:42:55
	That 'sure doesn't look like a PS belt to me..... That looks like a serpentine belt that has only one master adjustment pulley which is up top usually. Oh if I am wrong and that isn't the nut to take the pump off with like it looks (hard to tell in the close up), you can use a box end wrench on it just fine. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's corey_bunch@yahoo.com wrote:> Went to tighten my PS belt today, and had no problem loosening the> pivot bolt on top of the power steering pump. The lockbolt just under> the pulley however was a different issue. I couldn't get to it. My> ratchet head was too big to fit between the bolt and the side of> the.....I don't know - the engine compartment/wall? I couldn't get a> wrench down there either. See the pictures below. In pic2, the lockbolt> is marked with the red arrow, and the side of the wall in the dotted> yellow line.> Any suggestions???? Are there any good tools that would squeeze down> in there? I tried an offset wrench, but the angle wasn't enough to> clear the pulley.> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic1.jpg> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic2.jpg
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Bruce Chang 29 March 2005 23:06:41 [ permanent link ]
	<corey_bunch@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1112121065.046571.235230@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...> Went to tighten my PS belt today, and had no problem loosening the> pivot bolt on top of the power steering pump. The lockbolt just under> the pulley however was a different issue. I couldn't get to it. My> ratchet head was too big to fit between the bolt and the side of> the.....I don't know - the engine compartment/wall? I couldn't get a> wrench down there either. See the pictures below. In pic2, the lockbolt> is marked with the red arrow, and the side of the wall in the dotted> yellow line.> Any suggestions???? Are there any good tools that would squeeze down> in there? I tried an offset wrench, but the angle wasn't enough to> clear the pulley.> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic1.jpg> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic2.jpg> Craftsman (and I'm sure others) sell a hex insert that fits into sockets. If you can fit a socket on the bolt, this should work. Basically you put the socket on, then the hex insert and then use a wrench on it. The insert comes in 1/4, 3/8s and 1/2 drives sizes and the hex side, at least for the 3/8s is 13mm. -Bruce
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Mike Romain 29 March 2005 23:22:32 [ permanent link ]
	Ok, then a box end wrench it is then. I have some needle nose 'vise grips' that also will squeeze in to places like that for a 'hold' if I can turn the other end ok. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's corey_bunch@yahoo.com wrote:> According to the Chiltons manual it's the power steering belt. The> pivot bolt is above the pulley, just outside of the picture. The> lockbolt (marked) has to be loosened in order for the adjustment bolt> to be adjusted. The adjustment bolt is just on the other side of the> pulley - you can look through the holes in the pulley and just see part> of the bracket that the lockbolt goes into to lock down the adjustment> bolt.
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Steve W. 29 March 2005 23:59:04 [ permanent link ]
	Box end wrench. Come at it from the left side by putting your hand down in the hole by the water pump. -- Steve Williams <corey_bunch@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1112121065.046571.235230@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...> Went to tighten my PS belt today, and had no problem loosening the> pivot bolt on top of the power steering pump. The lockbolt just under> the pulley however was a different issue. I couldn't get to it. My> ratchet head was too big to fit between the bolt and the side of> the.....I don't know - the engine compartment/wall? I couldn't get a> wrench down there either. See the pictures below. In pic2, the lockbolt> is marked with the red arrow, and the side of the wall in the dotted> yellow line.> Any suggestions???? Are there any good tools that would squeeze down> in there? I tried an offset wrench, but the angle wasn't enough to> clear the pulley.> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic1.jpg> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic2.jpg> ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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Kitt2005 30 March 2005 00:45:51 [ permanent link ]
	try an open end spaner if 2 tight try linken to spaners to make a lever to loossen
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Paul 30 March 2005 07:19:47 [ permanent link ]
	corey_bunch@yahoo.com wrote:> Went to tighten my PS belt today, and had no problem loosening the> pivot bolt on top of the power steering pump. The lockbolt just under> the pulley however was a different issue. I couldn't get to it. My> ratchet head was too big to fit between the bolt and the side of> the.....I don't know - the engine compartment/wall? I couldn't get a> wrench down there either. See the pictures below. In pic2, the lockbolt> is marked with the red arrow, and the side of the wall in the dotted> yellow line.> Any suggestions???? Are there any good tools that would squeeze down> in there? I tried an offset wrench, but the angle wasn't enough to> clear the pulley.> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic1.jpg> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic2.jpg I bet one of my swivel end box wrenches would easily fit. They cost nearly $15 per wrench but I use them all the time and have lost only one in 15 years.
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Nooobody 30 March 2005 10:20:49 [ permanent link ]
	corey_bunch@yahoo.com wrote:> Went to tighten my PS belt today, and had no problem loosening the> pivot bolt on top of the power steering pump. The lockbolt just under> the pulley however was a different issue. I couldn't get to it. My> ratchet head was too big to fit between the bolt and the side of> the.....I don't know - the engine compartment/wall? I couldn't get a> wrench down there either. See the pictures below. In pic2, the> lockbolt is marked with the red arrow, and the side of the wall in> the dotted yellow line.> Any suggestions???? Are there any good tools that would squeeze down> in there? I tried an offset wrench, but the angle wasn't enough to> clear the pulley.> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic1.jpg> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic2.jpg Something like this serpentine belt tool might do the trick http://www.bobstools.net/Store/LS57900.html
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Sdlomi2 30 March 2005 16:24:48 [ permanent link ]
	"nooobody" <goaway@nospamthanks.ca> wrote in message news:5zr2e.847667$6l.141175@pd7tw2no...> corey_bunch@yahoo.com wrote:> > Went to tighten my PS belt today, and had no problem loosening the> > pivot bolt on top of the power steering pump. The lockbolt just> under> > the pulley however was a different issue. I couldn't get to it. My> > ratchet head was too big to fit between the bolt and the side of> > the.....I don't know - the engine compartment/wall? I couldn't get a> > wrench down there either. See the pictures below. In pic2, the> > lockbolt is marked with the red arrow, and the side of the wall in> > the dotted yellow line.> > Can u remove pulley first? s> > Any suggestions???? Are there any good tools that would squeeze> down> > in there? I tried an offset wrench, but the angle wasn't enough to> > clear the pulley.> > http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic1.jpg> > http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic2.jpg> Something like this serpentine belt tool might do the trick> http://www.bobstools.net/Store/LS57900.html>
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MasterBlaster 30 March 2005 18:42:29 [ permanent link ]
	<corey_bunch@yahoo.com> wrote Went to tighten my PS belt today, and had no problem loosening the> pivot bolt on top of the power steering pump. Any suggestions???? How about smaller pictures? Geez, 400k for a pic I saved as 31k! Some of us don't have high-speed I-net, gosh darn it. Are there any good tools that would squeeze down> in there? I tried an offset wrench, but the angle wasn't enough to> clear the pulley.> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic1.jpg> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbunch/pic2.jpg On this page: http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/14/3a/3b/0900823d80143a3b.jsp This pic: http://www.autozone.com/images/cds/gif/medium/0900823d80143a47.gif ...shows a guy's blurry hand coming in from the side (or is it front?) with a flat wrench, after removing the belt shield. More room for the wrench to swing?
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Sdlomi2 30 March 2005 21:12:22 [ permanent link ]
	<corey_bunch@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1112190848.025582.261480@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...> If I remove the pulley, I won't be able to tighten the belt. Also> wouldn't be able to tighten the lockbolt back down. I certainly understand that! But, check w/an authority (prolly many such will respond as soon as I post this) & be sure: could be that this bolt just needs to be as snug as possible, yet loose enough to rotate the pump and lock it down with the adjustment-bolt. HTH, and good luck, s
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Nate Nagel 31 March 2005 03:02:12 [ permanent link ]
	corey_bunch@yahoo.com wrote: Sorry about the picture size - forgot to adjust my camera setting> before I took them.....> I see the image on autozone - but you'll see that the guy has almost> zero space between the wrench & pulley and also between the wrench &> refrigerant line. There's no space to swing the wrench even 1/10 of a> rotation. I also notice in the picture his belt is already loose,> giving him a hair more room. If the belt were tight, then it would> already be in the way in that picture.> I'm gonna go back to square one - take a normal wrench, and offset it,> and put some pipe around the end to get some leverage and see what> happens.> You can buy a deep offset box, just check your local FLAPS or sears hardware nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel
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Mike Romain 31 March 2005 18:35:11 [ permanent link ]
	Is that not just a nut on the end of a bolt? That sure was my impression and on any power steering pump I have played with, you just have to hold that nut or that nut is spot welded to the pump frame so it doesn't move. You do the turning from the back side using the head of the bolt.... Therefore it should be really easy to do. Worst is you hold that nut steady with a box end wrench. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's corey_bunch@yahoo.com wrote:> Sorry about the picture size - forgot to adjust my camera setting> before I took them.....> I see the image on autozone - but you'll see that the guy has almost> zero space between the wrench & pulley and also between the wrench &> refrigerant line. There's no space to swing the wrench even 1/10 of a> rotation. I also notice in the picture his belt is already loose,> giving him a hair more room. If the belt were tight, then it would> already be in the way in that picture.> I'm gonna go back to square one - take a normal wrench, and offset it,> and put some pipe around the end to get some leverage and see what> happens.
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