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On my old trucks I never really had any steering issues that weren't caused by something obvious like the steering box breaking off the frame.
So, simple answer is they need to be tight, but not so tight that the bearings burn up in ten minutes....and not so loose they slip... now that's easy isn't it? LOL...
Is your pulley bolt on or press on?