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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 12:35 PM
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I just sold my Dakota an bought a 98 ram 1500 wit a 5.9 in it and it keep ripping the belt up on one side of it. It looks like the power steering pump pulley is sticking out a little more than the other pulleys
 
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 01:01 PM
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You need to check the alignment of all the pulleys obviously. Also check the amount of ribs in each one and make sure the belt ribs matches that amount.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 03:11 PM
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The belt and the pulleys have the same amount of ribs the power steering pump pulley Is sticking out about one rib fether than rest of the pulleys
 
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 03:15 PM
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The belt and the pulleys have the same amount of ribs the power steering pump pulley Is sticking out about one rib fether than rest of the pulleys

See if pump bracket is loose, allowing for the misalignment.
 
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And make sure the belt tensioner is working properly and has full travel.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 03:31 PM
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The tensioner has full travel and the bracket is tight by chance does anyone no wat the space is in between the pump and the bracket
 
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Is there sup to have play in the power steering pump?
 
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Is there sup to have play in the power steering pump?

No. What kind of play?
 
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U can move the power steering pump shaft the one wit the pull on it about 8th of an inch or little less then that
 
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Pump is bad. Time for a new one.
 
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