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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 12:53 AM
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I change my steering and ac belts but my steering feels like sometimes it's loosing it's power steering.

Did I tighten the belt too much?

I tighten the belts by hand feel
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 02:31 AM
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Question tightened to specs?

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I change my steering and ac belts but my steering feels like sometimes it's loosing it's power steering.

Did I tighten the belt too much?

I tighten the belts by hand feel
Did you tighten to specs?
Was the power steering ok before you changed the belts?
Are you SURE you installed the belts in the correct order?
Its good to draw a diagram when you remove the old belts.
Easy to screw this up if you are not familiar with the pattern.
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 04:22 AM
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check the belt diagram, you might of put it on wrong
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Old Mar 2, 2012 | 11:56 AM
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The belts are on right. Steering was fine before.

Tight to spec not sure of. Just kind of tighten to feel
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 01:32 AM
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Is the belt slipping? Do I need to tighten more or loosen it up a little?

Help anyone
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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There is a good thread in the DIY forum about this.
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 12:44 PM
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you should check and retigthen, im almost positive the belt will stretch alittle right after being used for a couple minutes
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