Power steering pump refit kit help

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 06, 11 7:35 pm

I need to remove and repair the power steering pump.

Can anyone tell me which kit I need and where I could find one please?

It works ok when it's not leaking fluid everywhere(!) I hope I just need to replace some seals.

Thanks.

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sun Mar 06, 11 8:08 pm

Thats a Saginaw pump, easy repair, most any parts supplier will do it

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 06, 11 8:30 pm

Much abliged chief. Thanks.

Mick70RR · Post by **Mick70RR** » Sun Mar 06, 11 8:44 pm

It's not a Saginaw, it's either a Federal or TRW pump which look very similar.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 06, 11 9:05 pm

Yep , that's a federal type pump , saginaw have the hoses off the rear which can be a PITA due to head clearance , early saginaw also has the 'oval' type filler neck.

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Sun Mar 06, 11 9:13 pm

There is a very large o-ring that seals the pump to the reservoir and the a seal on the pulley shaft and another o-ring on the bolt that holds the pressure pipe to the pump. All these seals and o-rings are available from orbic bearings in croydon or on the Internet.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 06, 11 9:22 pm

Thanks chaps. I appreciate the info. Never tangled with the pump before. I am aware they can be a knacker to wrangle.

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Sun Mar 06, 11 9:26 pm

they very simple to separate the reservoir from the pump to replace the o-ring and the pulley seal is easy to replace once you pull the pulley off( i use a screw in the seal to remove so I didn't have to strip the pump further).
I all that is wrong with your is that it leaks it is a simple fix.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 06, 11 9:32 pm

Yes. It just leaks. Thanks for the tips.

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Sun Mar 06, 11 9:33 pm

do you know where it leaks from

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sun Mar 06, 11 9:34 pm

Mick70RR wrote:It's not a Saginaw, it's either a Federal or TRW pump which look very similar.

I stand corrected, had a quick look at the pulley and thought Saginaw, they look real similar. On closer look the bradkets all different too. Still easy to repair tho Dukerich

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 06, 11 9:44 pm

Adrian Worman wrote: I stand corrected, had a quick look at the pulley and thought Saginaw, they look real similar.

Yea , pulley pattern can throw you off , although some saginaws were fitted with the 'solid' type pulley along with some federals like the one above were fitted with 'open' type pulleys , i guess the only way to know for sure is to look @ pump body/filler neck , some pumps have the pulleys changed out (smaller) to give a better 'feel' due to the soggy ole PAS boxes l

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Mar 06, 11 9:58 pm

ANTON wrote:do you know where it leaks from

Can't tell exactly. That's why I want to take it out and replace the seals. Then at least I know they're all done.

Mick70RR · Post by **Mick70RR** » Sun Mar 06, 11 10:08 pm

ANTON wrote:they very simple to separate the reservoir from the pump to replace the o-ring and the pulley seal is easy to replace once you pull the pulley off( i use a screw in the seal to remove so I didn't have to strip the pump further).
I all that is wrong with your is that it leaks it is a simple fix.

I did exactly the same, removed and replaced the front seal with the shaft in place and replaced the other two external seals. the pump was working fine, it just leaked so I didn't see the need to strip it completely. Only took me half an hour and it was done.

charger01 · Post by **charger01** » Sun Mar 06, 11 11:08 pm

Power steering......Whats that ?

Wish I had it instead of arms like Popeye..