Power Steering problem...STILL
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Power Steering problem...STILL
ok guys...
i have flushed the pump 2 times per instructions from here. the steering is awesome now on the road...but at idle, i lose power steering. if i "rev" the motor the power steering comes back. it is very hard to do with a hand shaker though getting into tight parking spots. Any ideas???? i thought someone mentioned about the idle pulley tension, but i dont want to just rip off parts and replace. any and all help would be appreciated
i have flushed the pump 2 times per instructions from here. the steering is awesome now on the road...but at idle, i lose power steering. if i "rev" the motor the power steering comes back. it is very hard to do with a hand shaker though getting into tight parking spots. Any ideas???? i thought someone mentioned about the idle pulley tension, but i dont want to just rip off parts and replace. any and all help would be appreciated
Laughing Gas
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From: Staten Island,hamilton ny
I was having issues with mine that were similar to yours then the belt started to fray on one side and the tensioner was the culprit it started to wobble visibly one the belt frayed
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From: Staten Island,hamilton ny
Have you looked at all of the pulleys that the belt rides on as its running,maybe one of the others is slipping,is the belt itself slipping,do you have intermittent current from the alernator from belt slippage?just thinking out loud here.
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Let me tell you what I went through.
I was checking out my truck last month and noticed that the power steering pulley was telescoping in and out about 3/8".
Removing the belt also revealed that it was rocking back and forth from side to side.
Not good.
So I called up Ed and ordered a rebuilt pump.
Also ordered a new pulley because the old one is pressed on there and I didn't want to end up with a bent pulley trying to get the old one off.
All the pullers that I have are too big to fit between the pump pulley and the radiator, so instead I removed the whole mount with the pump still bolted to it.
Turns out that is the easier way to do this job no matter what kind of puller you have. Unmount the alternator, don't even disconnect the wires, just unmount it and lay it over. Make sure you don't short the heavy lead and you'll be ok.
Disconnect the two return lines and the one pressure hose from the P/S pump.
Unbolt the four mounting bolts that hold the entire accessory mount and carry the assembly to the bench.
Remove the pulley, swap the pump, press the pulley on with the provided center bolt.
You'll need to do that part in two stages because you'll run out of thread halfway down.
Use a stack of washers as shims or an oversized nut.
Installation is the reverse of removal.
Now the steering and the brake pedal are much more positive and I can turn the steering wheel with the brakes applied, leaving little tire marks on the pavement where they were moving in a little arc.
.
Bottom line, get a pump from Ed, it looks and works like a brand new pump.
I was checking out my truck last month and noticed that the power steering pulley was telescoping in and out about 3/8".
Removing the belt also revealed that it was rocking back and forth from side to side.
Not good.
So I called up Ed and ordered a rebuilt pump.
Also ordered a new pulley because the old one is pressed on there and I didn't want to end up with a bent pulley trying to get the old one off.
All the pullers that I have are too big to fit between the pump pulley and the radiator, so instead I removed the whole mount with the pump still bolted to it.
Turns out that is the easier way to do this job no matter what kind of puller you have. Unmount the alternator, don't even disconnect the wires, just unmount it and lay it over. Make sure you don't short the heavy lead and you'll be ok.
Disconnect the two return lines and the one pressure hose from the P/S pump.
Unbolt the four mounting bolts that hold the entire accessory mount and carry the assembly to the bench.
Remove the pulley, swap the pump, press the pulley on with the provided center bolt.
You'll need to do that part in two stages because you'll run out of thread halfway down.
Use a stack of washers as shims or an oversized nut.
Installation is the reverse of removal.
Now the steering and the brake pedal are much more positive and I can turn the steering wheel with the brakes applied, leaving little tire marks on the pavement where they were moving in a little arc.
.
Bottom line, get a pump from Ed, it looks and works like a brand new pump.
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Joined: Sep 2003
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From: New Baden IL
Let me tell you what I went through.
I was checking out my truck last month and noticed that the power steering pulley was telescoping in and out about 3/8".
Removing the belt also revealed that it was rocking back and forth from side to side.
Not good.
So I called up Ed and ordered a rebuilt pump.
Also ordered a new pulley because the old one is pressed on there and I didn't want to end up with a bent pulley trying to get the old one off.
All the pullers that I have are too big to fit between the pump pulley and the radiator, so instead I removed the whole mount with the pump still bolted to it.
Turns out that is the easier way to do this job no matter what kind of puller you have. Unmount the alternator, don't even disconnect the wires, just unmount it and lay it over. Make sure you don't short the heavy lead and you'll be ok.
Disconnect the two return lines and the one pressure hose from the P/S pump.
Unbolt the four mounting bolts that hold the entire accessory mount and carry the assembly to the bench.
Remove the pulley, swap the pump, press the pulley on with the provided center bolt.
You'll need to do that part in two stages because you'll run out of thread halfway down.
Use a stack of washers as shims or an oversized nut.
Installation is the reverse of removal.
Now the steering and the brake pedal are much more positive and I can turn the steering wheel with the brakes applied, leaving little tire marks on the pavement where they were moving in a little arc.
.
Bottom line, get a pump from Ed, it looks and works like a brand new pump.
I was checking out my truck last month and noticed that the power steering pulley was telescoping in and out about 3/8".
Removing the belt also revealed that it was rocking back and forth from side to side.
Not good.
So I called up Ed and ordered a rebuilt pump.
Also ordered a new pulley because the old one is pressed on there and I didn't want to end up with a bent pulley trying to get the old one off.
All the pullers that I have are too big to fit between the pump pulley and the radiator, so instead I removed the whole mount with the pump still bolted to it.
Turns out that is the easier way to do this job no matter what kind of puller you have. Unmount the alternator, don't even disconnect the wires, just unmount it and lay it over. Make sure you don't short the heavy lead and you'll be ok.
Disconnect the two return lines and the one pressure hose from the P/S pump.
Unbolt the four mounting bolts that hold the entire accessory mount and carry the assembly to the bench.
Remove the pulley, swap the pump, press the pulley on with the provided center bolt.
You'll need to do that part in two stages because you'll run out of thread halfway down.
Use a stack of washers as shims or an oversized nut.
Installation is the reverse of removal.
Now the steering and the brake pedal are much more positive and I can turn the steering wheel with the brakes applied, leaving little tire marks on the pavement where they were moving in a little arc.
.
Bottom line, get a pump from Ed, it looks and works like a brand new pump.
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