power steering question

[mark sweetser]

hey jalangst, i finally went ahead and swapped my ps pump. cost was 60 bucks for the reman w/ reservoir, like you said. get it w/ the black reservoir so it will match the newer looking pump...or if your reservoir is that ugly tanish color. you're gonna need to take the pump's pulley off the shaft to get the pump out of the back of the housing. use a ps pump pulley puller from auto zone or whatever (cost to loan was $40, which they will reemburse when you return it). there should be two tools in the puller kit. the one w/ several (more than 2) pieces is used for removal of the pulley only. just slip the two collar looking deals (they are in the shape of a half of a circle) together over the front lip of the pulley. DO NOT use the two piece tool to remove the pulley like i did.... or you may break the damn thing like i did. nothing a dremel and some spray paint can't help to have autozone be non-the-wiser . this 2 piece tool is used for install of pulley only. i'm getting carried away, if you need any more tips, reply/ IM me, or whatever. good luck!