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It rained like hell here last night so I decided to go play in the water and I hit a big enough puddle my serpentine belt came off. however, I don't think it was the water that knocked it off. I think it was close to coming off already from the noises I've been hearing the last couple weeks.
Bought a new belt put it on and I started hearing this clicking noise right by the steering pump. Was able to get it home started inspecting things and went through the routine to check the pulleys and noticed when I relaxed tension on the belt tensioner it got quiet.
Went out bought a replacement pulley, no good, replaced the whole tensioner assembly, still no good.
I decided it must be the psc steering pump so I bought a replacement, went through the messy job of swapping it out, put everything back together and it was still making the clicking noise!!!
Only difference this time was I could actually see the belt slapping on the tensioner.
Turns out the belt they sold me last night which is supposed to fit, was too long.
Did some searching and found the length of the belt from manufacturer to manufacturer varies about 1" to 1.5" difference.
Found a shorter belt put it on everything's quiet and working like it should be.
So because I was being a dumbass last night and in a hurry today to get this resolved it cost me a new steering pump which I'm not going to take off again.
I'll keep the other as an extra.
I want to thank PSC for helping me out, I drove out to their location and picked everything up I needed.
When I get more time I'm going to redo the cooling. the trip out to buy parts wasn't a total fail.
:doh: :doh: :doh:li
Bought a new belt put it on and I started hearing this clicking noise right by the steering pump. Was able to get it home started inspecting things and went through the routine to check the pulleys and noticed when I relaxed tension on the belt tensioner it got quiet.
Went out bought a replacement pulley, no good, replaced the whole tensioner assembly, still no good.
I decided it must be the psc steering pump so I bought a replacement, went through the messy job of swapping it out, put everything back together and it was still making the clicking noise!!!
Only difference this time was I could actually see the belt slapping on the tensioner.
Turns out the belt they sold me last night which is supposed to fit, was too long.
Did some searching and found the length of the belt from manufacturer to manufacturer varies about 1" to 1.5" difference.
Found a shorter belt put it on everything's quiet and working like it should be.
So because I was being a dumbass last night and in a hurry today to get this resolved it cost me a new steering pump which I'm not going to take off again.
I'll keep the other as an extra.
I want to thank PSC for helping me out, I drove out to their location and picked everything up I needed.
When I get more time I'm going to redo the cooling. the trip out to buy parts wasn't a total fail.
:doh: :doh: :doh:li
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