hyland770 0 Posted February 18, 2011 Replaced my PAS belt today and it went well but now my steering feels tighter and heavier and the belt squeels when i move the wheel... Do i just need to slacken the belt off a touch to calm things down? I know its not the pump as it was fine before the belt change! cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcstudent 0 Posted February 18, 2011 It sounds more like it's too loose. When it slips it will not only squeak but you'll lose the assist, making the steering heavy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted February 19, 2011 those belts do run fairly tight, the later cars also had a plastic guard to stop water from the road splashing up and making the bels squeel, I'd try re-tensioning it, are you sure you got the bolts tightened in sequence, you need to leave the three 13mm ones that hold the pump body to the alloy cast bracket at the front of the block slightly loose, and the long pivot one that the flat bracket that hangs from the alternator bracket down to the front face of the pump, so that when you tension the 'T' adjuster it can swing the pump tighter, then nip them all up, a bit of threadlock is a good idea I reckon. Sorry, still can't find my pics with arrows on showing all the fittings ot 1.8 :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyland770 0 Posted February 20, 2011 Thanks david, think i need a direct line to you hahah re tensioned it and seems to be fine now, altho my strange start up problem is still there even after dizzy cap and rotor arm replacement, might try the a new coilpack next.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted February 20, 2011 Can you stick to the original thread please - no value in starting a new one http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?53916-1.8-16v-alternator-power-steering-belt-replacement Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
