Could your pulleys be reversed? I bought my vanagon with pulleys for the
water pump on wrong. PO drove it from NJ to Ohio, wholesaler drove it from
Ohio to Minnesota. I drove it from Minnesota to Orange County. While en
route to Orange Country from San Marcos in San Diego County, the belt
finally shredded and I was standed in the rest stop in Oceanside... I think
the PO told me the water pump was replaced at Pep Boys.

>From: Neil Wasbrikoff <wasbrikoff@NETSCAPE.NET>
>Reply-To: Neil Wasbrikoff <wasbrikoff@NETSCAPE.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Power steering belt problems...
>Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 09:59:34 -0500
>
>Hi Volks,
>
>I have a 1987 Westy, which has 116k miles on it. In June, I had a very
>thorough tune up done, including replacing all of my belts.
>
>In the last month, my power steering belt has come off twice while I'm
>driving. The circumstances each time were both very similar. Each time the
>belt came off, I was going 55 mph, taking a turn, and decelerating at the
>time time: i.e. coming off the freeway, on an off ramp while turning to the
>right. I'll have power steering, until about the middle of the turn. Then I
>will notice it's not working. I have been able to pull over, and start the
>belt back on the pulley and slowly spin the pulleys to get it back on. The
>problem has never happened while driving straight, or at slow speeds. It's
>always when I decelerate from 55 while turning. While the belt is on, it
>feels very tight. I just had a follow up at my mechanics, and they
>tightened all of my belts again, and it still occurred.
>
>Would anyone have an idea of what I should have a closer look at to get
>this fixed?
>Could my pulley head be so worn that my belt comes off when I take corners
>35 +? Any idea of parts or cost I might be looking at to have this fixed?
>
>Any suggestions would be great,
>Thanks in advance,
>Neil :)
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