power steering pump on CGT

[james accordino]

--- Geordie <clarkeg at telus.net> wrote:
> I've noticed that my power steering pump likes to
> make this nasty squeaky
> grinding noise. So I figure the noise is a product
of
> the pulley bearings. Is
> there a way this can be overhauled, hopefully easily
> and/or cheaply. Can it
> be fixed by me? Or is this thing non-serviceable?

If it's like the ones I looked at, it's a bushing, not
a bearing.  It is pressed into the housing.  I
entertained some thoughts of machining the housing to
accomodate a bearing in it's place.  I have heard and
read somewhere recently that INCREASING the belt
tension will quiet this.  I believe you can
overtighten it, but I've got both of mine QUITE tight.
 Maybe that's why they added the tightening mechanism
on the Type 44.

Jim Accordino