Try leaving the belt on for tension on the pulley. Also you can very carefully use a pry bar to put extra tension on pulley while belt is on.
I a 97 pick up and the power steering pully is pressed on and pressed off
Since There is no tensioner pulley you have to loosen your alternator.
On my 99 Suburban, You have to rent or buy a puller for the power steering pump pulley.
The power steering belt has an adjustment pulley. To tighten the belt on a 1994 Acura Vigor loosen the adjustment pulley and pull it up higher than tighten it.
To loosen the tension on a serpentine belt on a 2005 Grand Caravan 3.8L, turn the nut of the belt tension pulley to loosen it. Adjust the belt, then tighten the tension pulley by turning the nut in the opposite direction.
the alternator belt is the one all the way in the back. You have to loosen the power steering pump, A/C idler pulley, and then loosen the alternator.
Loosen the tensioner pulley. The power steering belt will come loose. Remove the power steering belt. Reverse the process to install the new power steering belt.
1. Remove front engine undercover. 2. Loosen idler pulley (alternator and power steering oil pump belt) lock nut and adjust tension by turning bolt. 3. Same is done for the other idlery pulley (A/C compressor belt).
The adjusting pulley for the power steering is found on the side of the engine under the power steering pump. Loosen the bolt that keeps it tight and the belt will have some slack to slide off the pulley.
The serpentine belt on a 2003 Toyota Rav4 can be loosened by turning the retaining bolt on the idler pulley. The belt can then be shifted inward to loosen.
Loosen the tensioner pulley. Remove the power steering belt. Remove the power steering hose. Remove the power steering retaining bolts. The power steering pump will come off.
Changing a power steering belt on a 1998 Honda Civic requires loosening the adjustment pulley. Locate and loosen the pulley to create enough slack so the belt can slide off. Install the replacement.