Been hearing a ticking sound under the hood.

I originally thought it was lifter tick, but I managed to localize the sound my Ram is making to the power steering pulley, so I assume the bearing in there is toast.

Can the pulley be replaced? or does the whole pump need to go? I assume the bearing is attached to the pump and not the pulley yes?

Thanks for any assistance.

99 1500 4x4 360 5.9L

 

Bearing is internal to the pump. Replacement pump is not too expensive. But make sure belt is not one groove off before you replace pump. That would make some noise I would think.

 

this past winter i had ticking noises coming from the belt which turned out to be the tensioner itself and the idler pulley.

unhook the belt from the tensioner and rotate/wiggle each pulley by hand. any wiggle, wobble, click, ringy, or dry feel is bad.

 

There may just be dirt in one of the grooves too for that matter.

 

my power steering pump pulley is warped. Not sure how that happens, but it does not spin straight. It looks wobbly. SO, until I get that fixed, i can't spin her up to 4500+ RPMs without the belt shearing itself.

 

My belt runs straight and true, no pulley wobble or anything...just the tick...

Hey, question, where did you get the Mopar intake filter and valve covers you have in your screenshot picture?

 

I think I saw an intake inthe parts section here on DF yesterday.

 

The valvecovers were from ebay. It took me TWO YEARS to get them for 100 dollars or less, as it seems like they sell for around 120-140. Brand new they are around 190. The LA block ones are much cheaper, but they will not fit magnum heads. People ALWAYS get them mixed up because they are 60 bucks brand new,

The air cleaner, I got from summit. I broke down and got it brand new. However, I don;t run with that air cleaner. It was too loud for my liking and I went back to the stock setup with a K&N. Plus I did not want to spend another 45 bucks on a K&N filter for it. Spectre does not make the specific size for that filter, so I can't get it any cheaper.

I also have a dual snorkel with ducting and a K&N filter that can be made for a TRUE Ram Air application. Never put that one on either. Looks nice, i painted it wrinkle black.

 

You know, I noticed the other day that my pulley is warped too. Did you ever get anywhere w/ yours? As best I can tell the shaft on the pump isn't warped. Thanks