When I joined this site a few weeks ago my first post was about a loss of power brakes and was pointed in the direction of the pump.

So, I got the cheapo reman from autozone and it lasted for about a week. Pulling into work and I hear what I thought was brakes squealing, or belt slipping, but I wasnt even on the brakes, and there were no other cars around me.

After about 15 seconds of the squealing sound I hear the innards of the pump cracking and popping. Drove 2 more days with manual brakes, before I exchanged it on the 1 year warranty.

Now, I really cant afford the hydroboost mod, (if it can even be done on my truck), and even though I have the r&r down to about a half hour job, I dont want this to be a recurring issue.

The pulley seems to be aligned, by eye, and the belt rides perfectly on the side of the pulley.

Did i just get a junk pump, or could there be other problems? It seems like a pretty simple system, just asking because this is new to me. And, knock on wood, after how many times of this happening should I demand a 250.00 motorcraft pump from autozone?

Thanks

 

Sounds like you just got a lemon. Good that they have the warranty. I had this same problem awhile back and replaced the pump and it has been running fine for a few years. Hopefully you will too.

 

thanks neal.

 

You got what you paid for. They will keep replacing them till the warranty ends and you can continue to develop you mechanical skills.

I am on the second vacumn pump since the truck was new. I replaced the original last year with a Motorcraft pump since the first one went about 260k miles. I bought it from The Powerstroke Shop and I don't think it was a $100.00 with shipping. If someone quoted you $250, you need to spend some time finding other sources.