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If there is no play in the belt and your fluid lvl is ok. Your pump might be going out. I would try to drain the fluid and refill with new just to make sure.
replace the fluid by sucking out the old with a turkey baster or gear oil hand pump.
with engine off, pump it out, then refill. start engine and run it a little while, then turn off engine and repeat the cycle 2 or 3 or 4 times. this will take about a quart or so and get out almost all the old fluid.