power steering pump fittings
03-05-2010, 09:31 PM
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power steering pump fittings
I did an LS1 swap in my 76 last summer and used the late model power steering pump. Now I am doing a rack and pinion swap and want to know if the pressure side fitting in the new pump is the same type that is in the 81/82 style pump. When I did the motor swap I just cut the existing line and spliced it together with the line that was on the new pump.
03-05-2010, 11:45 PM
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Look like these??ANPlumbing.com
The 9919's
The 9919's
03-06-2010, 01:16 PM
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I think the late model pump will have metric threads and I believe it has an o-ring also. I had this issue with the GM Performance Parts Catalog power steering pump. I was metric and my high pressure hose was english. Two solutions:
1) buy a brass adapter from a power steering repair shop. It costs about $6.50. Forgot the name of the shop. Some guy in Arizona.
2) Remove the reservoir can (the ham can). You can remove the metric high pressure fitting and install an english high pressure fitting (or vice versa). This is what I did. Didn't know about the stupid simple brass adapter fitting at the time.
1) buy a brass adapter from a power steering repair shop. It costs about $6.50. Forgot the name of the shop. Some guy in Arizona.
2) Remove the reservoir can (the ham can). You can remove the metric high pressure fitting and install an english high pressure fitting (or vice versa). This is what I did. Didn't know about the stupid simple brass adapter fitting at the time.
03-06-2010, 03:11 PM
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I think the late model pump will have metric threads and I believe it has an o-ring also. I had this issue with the GM Performance Parts Catalog power steering pump. I was metric and my high pressure hose was english. Two solutions:
1) buy a brass adapter from a power steering repair shop. It costs about $6.50. Forgot the name of the shop. Some guy in Arizona.
2) Remove the reservoir can (the ham can). You can remove the metric high pressure fitting and install an english high pressure fitting (or vice versa). This is what I did. Didn't know about the stupid simple brass adapter fitting at the time.
1) buy a brass adapter from a power steering repair shop. It costs about $6.50. Forgot the name of the shop. Some guy in Arizona.
2) Remove the reservoir can (the ham can). You can remove the metric high pressure fitting and install an english high pressure fitting (or vice versa). This is what I did. Didn't know about the stupid simple brass adapter fitting at the time.
