which direction of play ?

that much endplay is common.
that's very low miles for  a PS pump on a waterboxer engine, btw.

if it's up-down play ...that would be a serious amount of play.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Riley" <mkriley@FUSE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 8:05 AM
Subject: power steering problem

> My power  steering pump has play in the pulley of about 1/16 inch.
> evrey thing works fine and pump has 80k on it.  Previous owner had bad
> work done and it had a oversized belt on it  and was tightened too much to
> stop the squealing. anybody have experience in replacing the shaft
> bushing? any recommendations?
> mike