power steering belt melting.

[ajan246]

i replaced my drive belts yesterday on my 97 hb... and when i started everything up i smelled some burning rubber, a bit longer smoke was coming off my power steering belt at the idler pulley....i adjusted the belt and loosened it just to make sure it wasn't too tight... started it up same thing. When i removed the belt i loosed the adjuster bolt too much and the bolt that holds the idler pulley fell out and its spacer went with it, so putting it back together i wasn't 100% sure where the spacer goes. does it go behind the bracket and behind the pulley? or infront of the bracket and right behind the pulley. I'm thinking that something is rubbing or frozen causing way to much friction. If anyone has a diagram or could send me a picture of what that idler assembly is supposed to look like i would be very thankful!!

update** i found this diagram... but i still cannot tell if the spacer goes behind the adjusting bracket or infront of it...

thanks in advance,ajan246

[Q451990]

If it's like other Nissan products that I have dealt with, the spacer should go in front of the bracket. Assuming you have A/C, you should have another idler there that you can use to compare the two.

The other option is to try the opposite of whatever you did if that's the only unknown.

Heath

[ajan246]

got it! thanks! just for the record it goes in front of the bracket. the pulley spins on it.

[Q451990]

I'm glad you figured it out!

Heath