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Offline 305chevy c-10

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i need help with OE serpentine pulleys setup
« on: August 26, 2012, 12:52:08 PM »
has anyone put a aluminum pulley on this set up with a keyed power steering pump .i know they came with press fit but i bought a chrome keyway pump .
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Re: i need help with OE serpentine pulleys setup
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2012, 07:28:17 PM »
im using stock serpentine brackets from a 1995 truck .
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Re: i need help with OE serpentine pulleys setup
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2012, 07:35:51 PM »
the problem is the aluminum pulley has a nipple on the front like a press on pulley has ,so it does not leave room for the nut .i had v belt pulley like this but it had the nipple on the backside .(see pics) im thinking of cutting the nipple off and moving it to the back of the pulley .however i dont know if this will weaken the pulley
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Re: i need help with OE serpentine pulleys setup
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2012, 07:39:22 PM »
heres a better view of problem
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Re: i need help with OE serpentine pulleys setup
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2012, 03:11:08 PM »
Pulley style needs to match the pump.
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Re: i need help with OE serpentine pulleys setup
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2012, 04:50:16 PM »
it does this is a keyed pulley and a keyed pump
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Re: i need help with OE serpentine pulleys setup
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2012, 05:47:09 PM »
Contact the manufacturer before you modify the pulley.  Because of the off-center leverage applied by the belt, cutting the broach off the pulley may not leave enough support for the pulley to ride square on the shaft.  And from the images you posted, it looks like turning the pulley around will cause too much offset.
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Re: i need help with OE serpentine pulleys setup
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2012, 05:57:20 PM »
yeah thats correct one guy said weld it back on the backside at the machine shop and put a thin washer on front

 
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Re: i need help with OE serpentine pulleys setup
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2012, 06:58:30 PM »
is it possible to just switch the housinsings .i mean put a press fit pump in my keyway housing and use a press fit pulley from summit or billet spec
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