Replacing the pulley on a FC to fix the belt issues

[Mike Hohnstein]

Power Steering Specialists in Columbus OH did the pulley up date for my 83. A
new pump shaft is required and a dedicated Blue Bird pulley. OE on 87 and up.
The two belt pulley is 6.5" dia., pump runs a little slower, less likely to
cavitate.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Johnson
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 6:41 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Replacing the pulley on a FC to fix the belt
issues


Joe,
I removed the A/C compressor in our FC due to freon leaks in the condenser
hoses and
the estimated cost of updating/repairing a system that wouldn't cool the whole
coach in
Louisiana/Texas summers anyway. I replaced the A/C drive belt with a second
one
between the crank and radiator fan. There is a 3208 belt data drawing in the
files section
you may refer to on this change.

Most belt problems I've had on our coach is with the power steering belt
slipping during
low speed turns. I open up the front of the coach to check belts for condition
and tension
annually. This spring, I'm going to look into a two groove pulley for the
power steering
pump to see if it will improve the situation.

Regards, Eric in San Antonio
84FC35SBWL2
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" wrote:
>
> I am going to purchase an 82FC 3208T that has no A/C belt due to what
> the owner says was the tendancy for the belt to come off and take the
> other belts with it. He mentioned something about using a pulley off a
> Mack with 3 v-grooves to replace the 2 groove pulley and routing the
> belt differently to prevent the issues.
>
> Anybody out there know more details for this. I would like to get the
> parts ordered early and have them ready when I pick up the coach.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Desmond
>





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