Drivers side alt belt adjustment..Help!

[ajsmith184]

So my M1009 has had a squeal when cold..I went ahead and got a new drivers side belt...Install was a snap...Took it around the block, and noticed it had rolled over...Figured maybe I didnt get it tight enough, took it off, did it again, drove around the block...Same thing....So i put it on a third time..All looks good up top...Got on my back and got under the truck...To me it looks like the power steering pulled is inward, causing the belt to go slightly in before going back out around the crank pulley...Odd thing is, the other two belts are fine What is the remedy for this? Appreciate the help, leaving day after tomorrow and hope to be able to get this on the road.

 

[ODdave]

I cant remeber but isnt there a bracket that bolts the pump / front bracket to the side of the block? Mabye some pics???

 

[ajsmith184]

Here are a few...I am thinking this, and the drivers belt, are backwards? Looking down at the fan, the drivers alt belt is the furthest forward..Seems being in the middle, and the pass side being furthest forward would line up?

 

[Monkeyboyarmy]

Yep. Switch the alt belts . So it should be the power steering closest to the engine,then drivers side belt and then pass side belt.

 

[ajsmith184]

Thanks for verifying what I thought.....Just makes me say....WOW I have no idea how whoever put these on last managed to make this work..This is exactly how it was when I got it....I swear this thing came from Gomer Pyles unit
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[Warthog]

While you are at it, check the bolts under the power steering pully. Sometimes they will back out and cause the punp to be tilted slightly. Also the bracket is known to break.