Power steering.

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Aussyroo59
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Power steering.

Post by Aussyroo59 » Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:24 am

I changed the power steering belt the other day. Alternator pulley seems out of alignment using straight edge. After checking to be sure pulleys are tight l mustve overtightened th belt a little. Terrible groaning & ps fluid spewing from top of reservoir. Any knowledge will be helpful. Car is 2000 outback limited.

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Re: Power steering.

Post by Aussyroo59 » Thu Aug 29, 2019 6:04 pm

Power steering is fine now, so the difficult issue now is how to align the power steering & alternator pulleys. Thanks in advance.

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Re: Power steering.

Post by El_Freddo » Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:41 pm

How far out of alignment is the alternator? Are we talking two or three mm, or more than 5mm?

Standard alternator or has it been replaced recently?

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Re: Power steering.

Post by TOONGA » Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:48 am

moved from forum help to troubleshooting, as forum help is for help with the board.

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Re: Power steering.

Post by RSR 555 » Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:31 pm

There isn't any adjustments to the alignment of the P/S pump or Alternator, so my thoughts are that if the pump and alt pulleys are inline, then the crank harmonic balancer is out.

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