Whats The Rumble

[marksnavy]

hi guys, when turning the steering wheel from a still position or moving at at crawl there is a rumble. Sounds like its struggling.

 

Any ideas

 

Ford galaxy mk 2

[MrEnigma]

Same problem as me, the serpentine belt (alternator belt) is jumping excessivly, if you look at the the belt tensioner while idle, you will see it bouncing alot.

 

This in turn causes the belt to slacken and in turn not power the power steering pump enough and causes the squealling.

 

Solution, get your alternator clutch pulley replaced. (i am working on getting mine done soon)

 

Costs vary for the part, still trying to source one , you will also need the spline tool to remove it or get it to a vw garage as they can apparently do this.

Edited July 28, 2010 by MrEnigma

[chrispb123456]

Hi there

May also be the auxiliary belt tensioner has lost it's spring tension :(

[marksnavy]

thanks for the replys. Been looking at other posts and this seems quite common. I'll have to investigate further when time permits.