Power Steering pulley FML

**Joethebird** · 03-12-2010

Hey guys whats up, been lurking here for a while and decided to join up today. I have an 04' GTP and the power steering pump and pulley decided to come aprt on me the other day driving. During disassembly, the pulley fell out into my hand, followed by a mangled up pump. I got the new pump and pulley, little different design than the one that was in there. My question is, the pulley and new pump are bolted down and in. The pulley now lines up with the crank pulley, but the wrong side of the crank pulley. While looking at the car from the front, the belt looks like its supposed to be on the outter slot on the crank pulley, not the inner slot where it originally came out of. Is there another belt I have to buy, and if so the oil filter bracket will not give me enough clearence to do this anyways. The pump and pulley are both on correctly, and double check they were both for my 3.8 supercharged. Im confused. Any help would be awsome. Thanks, Joe

**matt5112** · 03-12-2010

has to be the wrong part.

accessories run off the inner ribs and the supercharger only is run off the outer one.

**imdaman3** · 03-12-2010

deffinatly sound like you got the wrong part or you didt press the pulley on all the way.pix would help

**Joethebird** · 03-12-2010

ok I'll get pictures tomorrow, I tripled check with the idiot at pep boys and he said he was 100% about it. Same with the pulley. I can take them tomorrow cause its pouring rain here and dark, thanks for helping out

**imdaman3** · 03-12-2010

no prob, id take umm back and go to a autozone if you have one around there

**Joethebird** · 03-12-2010

Yeah I have one around me, I should have known pep boys would go and mess this one up lol

**imdaman3** · 03-12-2010

yes there are well known for that up here and in viginia there f*ck ups lmao

**Joethebird** · 03-12-2010

hahaha I hear that, Ive had small problems with them but nothing like this, they probably gave me the PS pump for a non supercharged motor, hopefully I get it all straightened out and like I said Ill get osme pictures tomorrow to show what I'm saying. But it seems to be all adding up now

**matt5112** · 03-13-2010

what probably happened is either he ****ed up or wrong product in box/manufacturer's numbers are off.

i've seen all three so don't think it can't happen.

**Joethebird** · 03-13-2010

Wow so there's three different pumps ? This is awsome. Both Pontiac dealers closed by me, looks like I'm driving for this part. This keeps getting better