It takes a special tool that you may be able to rent from a part store.
It requires a power steering pulley PULLER, You can rent them at a parts store.
You have to remove the steering intermediate shaft and remove the starter from the top.
The 1998 Dodge Dakota tensioner pulley will be the top pulley on the left-hand side of the engine. The tensioner pulley will be able to slide back and forth.
Standing in front of truck look to your below power steering pump you see a pulley that is your tenisorner pulley 15mm loosing the bolt on pulley above to the left is another 15mm also turn counter clock wise to loosen it this will help remove the belt
The most common reason is low power steering fluid. Also the pump pulley may be starting to freeze up, or the belt that turns the pulley may be loose and slipping.
how do i put a power steering pump on a 1987 dodge Dakota truck v6
You don't. The pulley is pretensioned by the manufacturer. If the belt tension is incorrect, the pulley must be replaced.
How do I get to the flywheel bolts on a 98 dodge dakota to remove a transmission
There is a crankshaft pulley, alternator pulley, power steering pump pulley, AC pulley, idler pulley, tensioner pulley, etc.
Remove the belt, then remove the bolt holding in the idler pulley.
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