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Am I missing something? (power steering/ drive belt question) 200

posted by  someone claiming to be a big dummy on  Wed Apr 7 10:27 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Just got my car back from the shop, and within days, my steering became tight making turns.

I noticed the drivebelt was slack due to a loose power steering pump/reservior. It rocks up and down on a hinge-type bolt. When it is in an upright, parallel position, the belt is at a proper tension. When it drops down on one side, the pulley goes with the whole P/S assembly, so the belt goes slack.

I uploaded some images to aid my description...



Basically, it looks to my novice eyes that something's missing.





Should I just tighten the hinge-type bolts on the one side, and hope it doesn't rock again? Does something actually go here, or am I just clueless? (which is a very distinct possibility)

(this clarifies an earlier post)

JHE3 RTP, NC






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