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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: wildwood on March 20, 2009, 02:47:29 PM

Title: Power steering pulley
Post by: wildwood on March 20, 2009, 02:47:29 PM
Power steering pulley on a 1991 YJ LHD 4.0 ltr inj   Early Howes import with KPH dials.

About 2 years ago I got an AGR pump for the Jeep and fitted it and all OK but I tried to get a new pulley and the only ones Lighthouse have are with more offset than mine????!!!! But it's their only part no so not their fault.

When I say offset I mean the pulley sticks too far forward so the belt flies off after a few mins...

Tried to research this a time ago but came up blank?
Mine is a plastic pulley and I would like to replace it before the inevitable happens!

Now someone in the Birty's community must know WTF is going on????
Title: Re: Power steering pulley
Post by: greggmo on March 20, 2009, 11:30:48 PM
bubba might have an idea. there must be some company who makes em or can coppy one i woulda thought.
Title: Re: Power steering pulley
Post by: Bubba on March 21, 2009, 09:01:50 AM
i use a small machine shop that could make that up all old boys
Title: Re: Power steering pulley
Post by: wildwood on March 21, 2009, 12:15:48 PM
Top man..........
I'll have to whip it off the pump in the near future and get it to you.

Thanks for that guys
Title: Re: Power steering pulley
Post by: Bubba on March 21, 2009, 12:24:16 PM
no probs if you get it to me i can let them price it and you can take it from there they are over the road from my work and do quite a bit of one off work

but canyou not move the agr pump backwards or fowards enough to cope with the alinement
Title: Re: Power steering pulley
Post by: wildwood on March 21, 2009, 02:13:54 PM
Strangely the AGR pump is exactly the same as the standard pump and if I'm honest I really can't feel the difference in the steering or the speed of my Hydraulic winch (case of 'Snake Oil" I guess.) The pump cannot be moved only in the in-out mode to tighten the belt. Guess somewhere someone decided to use a different front pulley assembly on early YJs
Or maybe its because mine had a replacement engine in mid-late 90's............

Only reason I bought it.... poor previous owner had water logged the original and there was paperwork for £2,700 worth of new engine and fitting and engine only had 23k on it just had to be done didn't it?!!!!!