I have had three new reman'd pumps on my 1979 F150 4x4 truck with a 460 with air conditioning and all three whine when turning the steering wheel. I am running 33x12.50-15 sized tires on my truck. I am tired of playing the game of swapping to another reman'd pump when new is not available.


I have heard you can swap out a Saginaw pump/brackets setup from a similar year Ford van with a 460 and air conditioning. I have found a 79 ford van to pull the setup out of. Would the Saginaw power steering pump/brackets also work out of a 78 Lincoln that has a 460 and air conditioning?

 

All 1975/96 300/302/351W/460 Econolines have the Saginaw P/S pump.

 

Number Dummy,
Would the 1978 Lincoln power steering bracket/pump be the same as the Econoline van power steering bracket/pump if they are both 460s and have AC? I ask before the brackets/pump is already off the Lincoln but would have to take them off the van. I assume the pumps are readily available to swap a new one in place?

 

460: 1968/78 Lincoln Continental Mark III/IV/V / 1972/76 Thunderbird / 1973/76 F100 / 1973/78 misc. Ford/Merc Passenger Cars / 1973/79 F250/350.

1975/79 F150 / 1975/97 E250/350 / 1983/97 F250/350 / 1988/97 F(Super Duty).
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Saginaw P/S pump: 1972/79 FoMoCo V8 Passenger Cars with Hydro-Boost / 1975/97 Econoline.

Ford/Thompson "pencil neck" P/S pump (has a steel reservoir): 1967/77 all except with Saginaw pump.

Ford C-II P/S pump (has a plastic reservoir): 1978/79 all except with Saginaw pump.

 

Doing some research on this topic and just saw a similar post from numberdummy from 2009. Now that is dedication to the hobby.

dis not find the answer I was looking for so will post it here.

See lots of posts on doing a Saginaw PS pump conversion, but what is easiest way to visually identify if your Engine already has a Saginaw pump conversion.

tks

 

Saginaw P/S pump resembles a "canned ham."

 

thank you for quick confirmation

 

My experience, FWIW, I had light whine after swapping my Ford pump for a same style NAPA reman for a few hundred miles then quiet. Still quiet after ~5 years. I think it was tiny air bubbles caused by the swap working themselves out. I did need to top up the fluid initially and since then, no change at all.

I think the Ford style pump is fine as applied by the factory... though the Saginaw is probably better.

 

i got the same thing, whines like no other. i've bled it every which way, drives me crazy.
whats your best bleeding procedures?
or does anyone know of a better quality pump