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Arrrrg darn accessory bushings......so I was poking and prodding the PS pump to see if it would tell me what was wrong, happened to look down and the A/C compressor was cocked over at about a 10 degree angle....now what..... Yeah 3 of the bushings were so toasted the were goooonn. The top front was fine. But I replaced all 4, just like I did 6 years and 80 k ago. I'm using the Uro blue poly's and keep bunch in stock for some strange reason......Some lessons learned - take the belts off, use the crank bolt w/ a ratchet to help with the A/C belt off/on. To install the top rear bushing I used a BF screwdriver, lyng on my back under the engine and stuck it up there past the starter, wack the end with a hammer with the tip on the bolt head in the bushing, went right in. After replacing the bushings, get the top rear bolt started before doing the others. Then get the other bolts fairly set but not tight before you re-install the A/C belt - it goes on pretty tight. Other than that it's a pretty easy 4 hours fun afternoon job with just enough bad words in the english language to cover it. Now where was I? Oh yeah - the PS pump. So we'll see if that was a factor, if it still needs to be changed I'm gonna order the Cardone one, I'll report back soon.
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