Power Steering Pump Shaft Play
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Power Steering Pump Shaft Play All,
The short question is, how much axial play should their be in a new ACDelco 2005 CTS-V power steering shaft? I have about 1/16"
I am doing an 2013 LS3 swap into my 1973 Corvette. I got the CTS-V accessories to fit the donor LS3 from a Camaro into the tight 'vette space in front. I am also doing a borgeson conversion which seems to require the pulley to come off the power steering in order to get a fitting on. I tried to pull the pulley with my old school pulley remover and managed to only bend the pulley, so I will have to get a new one. I will plan on renting the tool from autozone to get the pulley off and the new one on. After bending the pulley and cussing the appropriate amount I noticed there was a bit axial play in the pulley, so I thought I wrecked the pump as well, but after thinking about it, there is no way I could have put any force on the shaft to the pump, I was just putting force on the outside of the pulley to the shaft. The axial play may have been there before I tried to remove the pulley, but now I am a bit paranoid about it and do not want to have an issue once everything is together. Let me know your thoughts!
Thanks,
Scott
The short question is, how much axial play should their be in a new ACDelco 2005 CTS-V power steering shaft? I have about 1/16"
I am doing an 2013 LS3 swap into my 1973 Corvette. I got the CTS-V accessories to fit the donor LS3 from a Camaro into the tight 'vette space in front. I am also doing a borgeson conversion which seems to require the pulley to come off the power steering in order to get a fitting on. I tried to pull the pulley with my old school pulley remover and managed to only bend the pulley, so I will have to get a new one. I will plan on renting the tool from autozone to get the pulley off and the new one on. After bending the pulley and cussing the appropriate amount I noticed there was a bit axial play in the pulley, so I thought I wrecked the pump as well, but after thinking about it, there is no way I could have put any force on the shaft to the pump, I was just putting force on the outside of the pulley to the shaft. The axial play may have been there before I tried to remove the pulley, but now I am a bit paranoid about it and do not want to have an issue once everything is together. Let me know your thoughts!
Thanks,
Scott
