Re: KevinAZ's power steering pump rebuild

Posted by Cli55er On 2012/4/30 10:41:29

final paint is on all the parts now. the body is assembled and ready for the cannister to top it off. i'm just giving it plenty of time to dry the paint before i do that. ran into some painting troubles early on, which required starting over. it turned out in the end though.

(see crinkly photo, and don't worry i fixed it...see photo after that.)

i used all stainless hardware. i painted the other parts clear that were bare metal so they wouldn't re-rust over time. i resued the copper seal that was on it as they are usually in good shape and the one supplied by max is too big imho. if not i'll be returning all the old parts with the pump, so the one from max will be in there to try if the old one leaks...shouldn't though. i also used the modern bearing clip as the old ones are always worn on one side from the bearing moving in and out. the new one is much tighter and wont let the bearing move...also a stronger material, then the thin wire retainer.

i lubed everything before assembly also so it wont dry start.

should have it done by the end of this week and ready for Kevin to give it a try. And after all i've ben through it better not leak! lol!

also a word to the wise....be VERY careful when you put the shaft through the oil seal...the spring likes to pop off (maybe the reason Kevin' was leaking 2 times from unknown vender)

Hank

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