Can anyone help me find information on installing a power steering belt on a 97 Jeep Cherokee?
Belts in general in most (not all) vehicles can be tensioned or loosened by either the part in question or by another part that is on the drive belt. AS EXAMPLE: in my truck I have to loosen the alternator (which has a nice bracket designed for tracking in an arch without completely disconnecting the alternator from its frame) That allows me to change out the belt which also goes to the a/c compressor and the radiator fan. For my truck’s Power steering pump the pump itself has a bit of movement when the bolts are loosened. For my mustang (’65) everything is on one belt only and the alternator is the moving piece. I’m assuming that for you it’s your power steering pump (not the power steering itself) the bracket it is attached to may be slotted and designed to move back and forth to allow the belt to slide on and off the pully. Sort of a C shape hole that one bolt is in, then under neath the pump (or perhaps another part) there will be a “hinge” bolt one that is the axis point upon whic
