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DRIVE BELTS/WHEEL SHUDDER? 200

posted by  jeffmaciejewski on  Sat May 28 07:16 CST 2011
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Hey guys--

Sit tight for a story. After a mechanic replaced my drive belts, I noticed the steering feeling loose and occasionally freezing during low-speed turns. When a friend looked into the problem, he noticed a lot of play in the power steering drive belt and then found that the adjusting bracket and bolt had not been reinstalled on the power steering pump. I order a new bracket, reinstalled it, tightened the belt and it drove like a completely new car. Problem solved.

Then a timing belt bit the dust. I took it to another mechanic, and now the front wheels feel loose again and shudder during low-speed turns. I've tried tightening the drive belts and the problem seems to persist. I did notice last night that the pulley on the power steering pump and the pulley on the A/C compressor below it were not perfectly aligned with one another vertically (the A/C compressor is a bit forward of the power steering pump pulley).

I'm stumped.

A few particulars:

1. Recently had an alignment.
2. Ball joints were replaced.
3. '92 240 with 128K

Is it possible I over tightened the belts? Am I missing something?

Jeff






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