So I should get a new Power steering pump w/resevoir, and a new pulley also?
I'm confused as NAPA's website listed a few options including a pump without the housing.
I should also get a new Power Steering pulley while I'm at it to keep up on PM of all pulleys? (almost all replaced)
I assume there is a bearing in the pulley to wear out, or is that all inside the pump?
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPages/NOLMaster.aspx?PageId=430&CatId=7&SubCatId=5
The pulley presses onto the pump shaft. The bearing is on the pump shaft, not the pulley. Save some pennies and re-use the old one. You can clean it up and paint it if you like. :smile5: You could re-use your housing if you like, but I don't know about the seal; does it come with a new one? I just buy the pump with housing. ...more money than time lately.
I bought all new lines at Autozone. They don't have one for the gear to cooler (looks like I'd have to replace the whole cooler to do that), so I cut off the crimps and used power steering line and hose clamps (two clamps per end). That's a low-pressure line, so I'm hoping it'll be okay; the crimping process deforms the metal tubing a bit. All the lines unscrew at the gear and booster, except the low pressure one uses clamps. One unscrews at the pump. Get a few cans of brake clean or carb cleaner to clean off the fittings on the gear so you don't get grit in the gear when you unscrew the fittings. I used a cheap crow foot set I bought at Autozone, makes things a whole lot easier. There is a plastic cover that covers the rag joint and clips around the fitting on the gear. Just pry the clip apart a little and slide it up the steering shaft. Don't get oil on your rag joint; it's not good for it. I can't see not changing all the lines while doing the pump. ...unless they aren't leaking. Mine were leaky; I'm changing them while everything is apart as I reinstall the engine. Autozone lists 42" as enough to do the low pressure side, but the gear-to-pump was 37" and the other end was about 30. Measure twice, buy once. My pump was replaced a few years ago, so my low-pressure line on the pump had a hose clamp on it. I use a Dremel to cut off the crimps; if you don't have one, I highly recommend one. Use the reinforced cutoff wheels; the other ones shatter too easy. I think I paid about $75 for the three fitted lines at Autozone (seems like they were lifetime warranty), plus the 6-ish feet of low pressure bulk line (3/8").
I had to remove the whole mounting bracket off the front of the engine to get the pump out from behind it. You have to pull off the pulley in order to remove the bolts that hold the pump to the mounting bracket. Mine also has a bracket on the back that bolts to the block where the battery ground is. Unbolt the AC compressor and set it back off the bracket. You know not to undo its lines, so I won't mention that. There are two bolts and a stud holding the bracket to the front of the engine. One right behind the PS pump, one in the "tubular" portion of the bracket, and one just to the left (maybe a little below?) of that tubular portion (as you face the engine). ...seems like you need a 13mm deep socket for the stud; the other two you use a regular 15mm socket.
I got oil all over the driveway. It's a messy job.
EDIT: I forgot. You have to take off the grill to get at the steering cooler, so you might want to save that part until you install the Lubrication Specialist engine oil cooler (another way fun job). If you don't mess with the PS cooler, you don't need any of the bulk PS hose.
