PS pulley wobble. Time for a new one?
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PS pulley wobble. Time for a new one?
My power steering pulley is wobbling pretty bad. Is it time to replace it? The hex nut is a tight as I could get it
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Re: PS pulley wobble. Time for a new one?
The hex nut doesn't effect how tight the pully is mounted. It's either bent,pully coming off shaft, or the bearings have gone. Just replace it.
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Re: PS pulley wobble. Time for a new one?
Mine's been like that for as long as I owned the car. 4 years? I guess I'm not too concerned.
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Re: PS pulley wobble. Time for a new one?
Ok so it should be safe to drive for a few days while I wait for the new one? The last thing I want is that flying out of the hood
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Re: PS pulley wobble. Time for a new one?
Well, It matters why it is wobbling of course. I think the previous owner, or somebody tried to unsuccessfully pry it off. Mine isn't going anywhere, but if your pulley just started flying south, I would get to the bottom of your issue asap.
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