Loud rattle from loose pulley?

[no1plantman]

loose/bad pulley? I cannot detect exactly where it's coming from. I am going to check them right now. How much play should or shouldn't there be in the pulley for the power steering? I can push/pull on it, not a lot, but there is play.

 

[koda2000]

there really should be close to zero play in any of your pulleys. a few thousands of an inch in/out for power steering pump and water pump shafts maybe, just so they don't bind when warm. all your other pulley's should have no perceptible play.

 

[no1plantman]

koda...I am 99.99 % sure it's the PS pump after close inspection of the other pulleys. I used a stethoscope and the loudest chatter came from the PS with the belt on and after running it for a minute with the belt off. So I am about to get busy with R&R of the original PS pump. I really cannot complain to much, the old gal has 214K on her.

 

[no1plantman]

forgot too mention. 99 Explorer Sport 4.0 SOHC

 

[no1plantman]

ok...who knows a trick to getting the pressure line off without removing the fan and shroud?

 

[no1plantman]

all right guys. I see no way possible to loosen the pressure line on the pump woithout having to remove the radiator/fan/shroud. Also, not absolutely sure what size wrench it is either. 3/4"? Need some answers or the wife is going to kill me! lol

 

[no1plantman]

Can you clean out the resevior after is has been removed and what's the best method?

 

[xplorernewb]

 

[drdoom]

Crowsfoot might help, but it's just tight spaces, and you have to do a lot of wrench flipping.

 

[bill06447]

Um this is a 2 year old thread, hope the OP got his/her answer by now

Bill