Power Steering Pump
11-06-2009, 09:02 AM
#1
Power Steering Pump I have a leaking power steering pump so I will need to work on it this weekend. I see that most of the parts stores sell the pump without the reservoir. Is it a pain to remove the old reservoir and put on the new pump? Also, is it common for the hose or the pump to go first? Thanks...
11-09-2009, 12:41 PM
#6
Update:
Not a very difficult job but just thought I would share. I worked on it this last Sunday. As suggested I cleaned everything off on Friday and drove it around to see where it was leaking from. Since it was leaking I toned down my driving so I wouldn't get stuck somewhere. When I looked Sunday morning I couldn't see any heavy fluid leaking just a small amount that I couldn't trace. So I went ahead and bought a pump without the resevior for $56. So here it goes. I didn't have to remove the radiator hose, I just removed one end and moved it out of the way. I didn't have a wrench to fit behind the pulley so I had to remove it. That wasn't so difficult but now the funny thing. Once I got the pulley off I started to remove the power steering hose. It wasn't even finger tight..
I went ahead and replaced the pump anyway since I went this far, I already had the pump and I have 180K on the car. I put it all back together and "surprise" no leaks and it works great. I think that the leaking slowed down after I cleaned it because I didn't drive the car hard. I guess the moral of the story is to tighten all of the lines before you spend any money. LOL 
Not a very difficult job but just thought I would share. I worked on it this last Sunday. As suggested I cleaned everything off on Friday and drove it around to see where it was leaking from. Since it was leaking I toned down my driving so I wouldn't get stuck somewhere. When I looked Sunday morning I couldn't see any heavy fluid leaking just a small amount that I couldn't trace. So I went ahead and bought a pump without the resevior for $56. So here it goes. I didn't have to remove the radiator hose, I just removed one end and moved it out of the way. I didn't have a wrench to fit behind the pulley so I had to remove it. That wasn't so difficult but now the funny thing. Once I got the pulley off I started to remove the power steering hose. It wasn't even finger tight..
I went ahead and replaced the pump anyway since I went this far, I already had the pump and I have 180K on the car. I put it all back together and "surprise" no leaks and it works great. I think that the leaking slowed down after I cleaned it because I didn't drive the car hard. I guess the moral of the story is to tighten all of the lines before you spend any money. LOL 
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11-10-2009, 02:44 PM
#8
That's kinda what I thought. It still bugged me that I didn't check on the simple fix first before buying the pump. I keep harping on my son to check the easy fixes first. That's why I posted this. I've read so many threads when researching that maybe the next guy will check the fittings and possibly save himself some money.
