How do I remove the Power Steering Pump?
How do I remove the Power Steering Pump? The bracket holding my PS pump is broken so I need to remove the pump to replace it. However, the bolts are behind the pulley so it looks like I need to remove the pulley first - is this true? If so, there does not look like there is enough room between the radiator and the pulley to get a puller in there - how is this done?
Thanks,
Steve
Thanks,
Steve Yes you need to pull the pulley off, goto Autozone n you can rent a pully puller. I dont remeber if i had the radiator in the car when i did mine, but you might have to pull the raidator out also depending on the lenght of the puller
Originally Posted by gnomee
I replaced the PS pump on my 98 without removing the radiator. Took longer to take the reservoir off and put it on the new pump than to take the pump out.
Steve Got the AutoZone puller and it fit without pullling the radiator or shroud. I did have to drain the radiator and un-hook the lower hose/PS fluid cooler though. Took about 1.5 hours all told including putting the coolant back in and burping the system. The aluminim bracket was amazingly only $15 from the dealer.
Luckily, the puller also came with a threaded-rod type installer to pull the pulley back on - I thought I was going to have to use a bolt.
Thanks,
Steve
Luckily, the puller also came with a threaded-rod type installer to pull the pulley back on - I thought I was going to have to use a bolt.
Thanks,
Steve what the hell are you guys talking about? no need to pull the radiator nor pulley 
there's a 15mm bolt (believe it's 15 mm) although has to be, as everything is either 10mm or 15mm
...either ways there's 3 of them and it takes awhile but you need an open end for the bolt that's in the cylinder head and probably a universal joint/rachet will do the trick for the bottom one and the middle one is a sinch
there's a 15mm bolt (believe it's 15 mm) although has to be, as everything is either 10mm or 15mm
...either ways there's 3 of them and it takes awhile but you need an open end for the bolt that's in the cylinder head and probably a universal joint/rachet will do the trick for the bottom one and the middle one is a sinch Trending Topics
Originally Posted by RrCoX22
what the hell are you guys talking about? no need to pull the radiator nor pulley
there's a 15mm bolt (believe it's 15 mm) although has to be, as everything is either 10mm or 15mm ...either ways there's 3 of them and it takes awhile but you need an open end for the bolt that's in the cylinder head and probably a universal joint/rachet will do the trick for the bottom one and the middle one is a sinch
there's a 15mm bolt (believe it's 15 mm) although has to be, as everything is either 10mm or 15mm
...either ways there's 3 of them and it takes awhile but you need an open end for the bolt that's in the cylinder head and probably a universal joint/rachet will do the trick for the bottom one and the middle one is a sinch LS1 Tech Stories
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Originally Posted by RrCoX22
what the hell are you guys talking about? no need to pull the radiator nor pulley
there's a 15mm bolt (believe it's 15 mm) although has to be, as everything is either 10mm or 15mm ...either ways there's 3 of them and it takes awhile but you need an open end for the bolt that's in the cylinder head and probably a universal joint/rachet will do the trick for the bottom one and the middle one is a sinch
there's a 15mm bolt (believe it's 15 mm) although has to be, as everything is either 10mm or 15mm
...either ways there's 3 of them and it takes awhile but you need an open end for the bolt that's in the cylinder head and probably a universal joint/rachet will do the trick for the bottom one and the middle one is a sinch Steve
Originally Posted by schultzsj
If you read my original post you will see that I wasn't just removing the PS pump, I was replacing the bracket that it is bolted to. If you remove the bracket first you still have to remove the pulley to get at the bolts that hold the pump to the bracket. If you do it in the car, you don't have to fight a loose pump when cranking the bracket bolts and the pulley puller - you also don't have to break the fluid lines and deal with that mess.
Steve
Steve
Originally Posted by schultzsj
The bracket holding my PS pump is broken so I need to remove the pump to replace it.
Originally Posted by RrCoX22
so wtf does this mean then? ....
so i answered how to remove the pump
so i answered how to remove the pump
. Steve 