Hello!
I love my FJ60 but am stuck on an element of replacing the belt on the smog pump/air pump. The short question is - what am I missing about getting the air pump belt back on? I’ve looked a lot at the previous threads around smog, etc., but haven’t found this issue; let me now if I’ve missed something and I’m happy to look at earlier posts.
I went through a many-year many-pump process to learn that I needed to replace the PS pump with OEM (rather than aftermarket). In that time, I also destroyed the OEM air pump (from leaks from PS pump). I ran it de-vaned for several years, and then moved to state where I need to pass emissions tests. I installed a Cardone aftermarket pump. I remember it was a pain to install, but managed.
Fast forward a few years, I finally got the OEM PS pump installed, and the air Pump belt fell apart shortly after. I assumed that the air pump finally went out as I expected (is aftermarket and it ran with a leaking ps pump for 2 years). But it appears that the pump works and the belt just failed. Now, though, when I’ve tried to install a new belt, I can’t get it on. It appears to be mounted in two locations, one is the belt-tensioner and the other is on a long bolt on the underside of the pump. I had to remove that lower mounting bolt just to get the belt onto the pulley, and now, no surprise, can’t get the bolt back On.
I’ve been messing with it for a while. I’m very much an amateur, and stumped. Any tips? Am I missing something? I even managed to start and drive the vehicle and the pump appears to be working but it’s just not well secured. I tried tightening the belt tensioner on the top of the pump, but that seemed to put the pump farther from alignment for the bottom bolt. I did some light experimentation with a pry bar but didn’t want to do more serious damage.
Thanks! I haven’t posted before but for years have used ih8mud As a resource to repair and maintain the vehicle fo years - I really appreciate all the knowledge here.
I love my FJ60 but am stuck on an element of replacing the belt on the smog pump/air pump. The short question is - what am I missing about getting the air pump belt back on? I’ve looked a lot at the previous threads around smog, etc., but haven’t found this issue; let me now if I’ve missed something and I’m happy to look at earlier posts.
I went through a many-year many-pump process to learn that I needed to replace the PS pump with OEM (rather than aftermarket). In that time, I also destroyed the OEM air pump (from leaks from PS pump). I ran it de-vaned for several years, and then moved to state where I need to pass emissions tests. I installed a Cardone aftermarket pump. I remember it was a pain to install, but managed.
Fast forward a few years, I finally got the OEM PS pump installed, and the air Pump belt fell apart shortly after. I assumed that the air pump finally went out as I expected (is aftermarket and it ran with a leaking ps pump for 2 years). But it appears that the pump works and the belt just failed. Now, though, when I’ve tried to install a new belt, I can’t get it on. It appears to be mounted in two locations, one is the belt-tensioner and the other is on a long bolt on the underside of the pump. I had to remove that lower mounting bolt just to get the belt onto the pulley, and now, no surprise, can’t get the bolt back On.
I’ve been messing with it for a while. I’m very much an amateur, and stumped. Any tips? Am I missing something? I even managed to start and drive the vehicle and the pump appears to be working but it’s just not well secured. I tried tightening the belt tensioner on the top of the pump, but that seemed to put the pump farther from alignment for the bottom bolt. I did some light experimentation with a pry bar but didn’t want to do more serious damage.
Thanks! I haven’t posted before but for years have used ih8mud As a resource to repair and maintain the vehicle fo years - I really appreciate all the knowledge here.