Actually , there's two or three bolts on the P.S. pump that must be loosened before you twist the adjuster screw or it'll strip like Tom's was.........(God bless Pick-A-Part , home to $35 Vickers P.S. Pumps with NO leaks and FREE adjusters !)
-Nate
Rob wrote:
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> I adjusted the valves on my MB this weekend, and only found one exhuast
> valve tight, last time they all were tight. When turning the engine via
> the power steering pump, I found the belt was a bit loose, and had to
> tighten up the belt to make it work. As someone on the list was planning
> on doing this job for the 1st time, I'll mention the process. To tighten
> the power steering belt, you loosen the bolt on the back of the pump,
> then adjust the bolt on top, then tighten the rear bolt again.
>
> Rob
> '85 300D
> Garden Grove, CA
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