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From: Nutter Fort, WV
All the other reservoir has is a second return line port.
If you want to tee the two return lines together, it should work just fine.
I went with a new pump when I did mine, the old one was getting a little weak.
If you want to tee the two return lines together, it should work just fine.
I went with a new pump when I did mine, the old one was getting a little weak.
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hmm well i already pulled the other powersteering pump... i can try and tee the lines off and if that doesnt work i have a second pump ... i have one question though, the pump that i took off has a v belt type pully and i have the serpintine set up if i do choose to run the other pump with all the connections can i remove the v belt pully off and install my serpintine pully on ... and if the anwser is yes can someone explain to me the process i just dont want to damage something... thanxs in advance...
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ok here is a pick of the truck...(trying to see if i can post pictures)
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i also had another question is the little cylinder type thing on the hydraboost suppose to spin or is it suppose to be stationary? while cleaning the thing i notices that i could spin the thing quite easily so im jus wondering is this normal?
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Mine is solid, but I did buy a new unit from Ford when I did my swap.
You need a power steering pump pulley puller.
The puller pulls the pulley off and also presses the pulley back on.
About 20 bucks at AP stores, I got mine at Advance Auto.
If you get the right one it will also do the vacuum pump pulley.
They were out of the right one when I purchased mine, so I modified the one I got with a grinder so I could do both pulley's.
Mine looks like this, but says Ford on the package.
Power steering pump pulley puller/installer
And it looks like the price has increased, I have had mine for years.
The two half pieces grab the groove in the pulley hub and the threaded part of the puller.
Then you slide the ring over the half shells to hold them together.
Turn the shaft to pull the pulley off.
Install works the other way, thread the bolt into the power steering pump shaft, turn the nut to push the pulley on the shaft.
Using any other type of puller or press will damage the pump and the pulley.
You need a power steering pump pulley puller.
The puller pulls the pulley off and also presses the pulley back on.
About 20 bucks at AP stores, I got mine at Advance Auto.
If you get the right one it will also do the vacuum pump pulley.
They were out of the right one when I purchased mine, so I modified the one I got with a grinder so I could do both pulley's.
Mine looks like this, but says Ford on the package.
Power steering pump pulley puller/installer
And it looks like the price has increased, I have had mine for years.
The two half pieces grab the groove in the pulley hub and the threaded part of the puller.
Then you slide the ring over the half shells to hold them together.
Turn the shaft to pull the pulley off.
Install works the other way, thread the bolt into the power steering pump shaft, turn the nut to push the pulley on the shaft.
Using any other type of puller or press will damage the pump and the pulley.
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hmm well ima try and install the thing tommorow... since i really dont wanna go through the trouble of renting the tool ima see if i can jus T off the return lines together ... n hopefully this thing works if not ill jus have to redo all the stock stuff back
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ok here is a pick of the truck...(trying to see if i can post pictures)
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This is off topic, but how do you like that winch bumper? I have the same one with a Ramsey 12K winch in it, that I am going to install on my truck but it doesn't rap around the sides as far as the factory bumper, and I was wondering how it would look. Do you have anymore picture from the side? I tried holding the bumper up there with an engine hoist to see what it would look like but it is still hard to tell. I don't want to waste all the time making the brackets if I am not going to like how it looks.
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On the PS pumps, you can swap just the reservoirs if your pump puts out good pressure (steering feels light). You can T-ee the hoses together, but that's not recommended as under unique situations of steering and braking at the same time the combined flow from both the hydroboost and the steering gear box can be more than a T-ee can handle. If you do decide to T-ee them, make sure the return line from the hydroboost is the one that has the straight shot through the T-ee, and the line from the steering gear box comes in to the side port of the fitting. However. I'd recommend you just do it right with the hydroboost-specific pump reservoir, especially since you already got the darn thing.