RedZR

I replaced the power steering pump on my 78 about 3 weeks ago with an AutoZone "DuraLast" pump. It appears to have been reman'ed by A1 Cardone.

All went well bolting it up but right after I started the car I had something on the front of the motor making noise. Off came the a/c belt and still a noise...off came the alternator belt and still a noise.

The pulley (and shaft) of the pump moves in and out quite a bit and is making noise when its turning. Now I need to return it and hope I get a good one. If I could get a full refund (I will try) I would get one somewhere else.

Geeze.......

Dan

1986coupe

A friend of mine is a mechanic and he had to install power steering parts on a C3. He got the parts from a large Corvette supplier (I will not name the supplier) and they just weren't right. He returned it and the one that was sent also had the same problem.

Although, legend has it that this often happened back when C3's were new.

oldalaskaman

did you bleed it

Vette5.5

Problem with re-mans is they're hit and miss. It's usually worth the money to buy a new one. Remember as a kid, sometimes was lucky for a re-man water pump to make it a week. Recently installed a brake caliper on may daily car, and blew fluid everywhere, before moving an inch out of the garage. Another thing I recently learned, as my cousins a vendor for these parts. If he picks up an Auto store line, he just pulls the labels from exsisting stock, puts his on, and picks up the warranty. Seems a re-man, is just a re-man to the industry. Kinda tells you something.

Ralphbf

I purchased a power steering pump from Auto Zone a while back.
After 3 months it started making noise.

I ended up draining some fluid out and using Lucas P/S fluid.
Noise went away and is still noise free

R~

zwede

I went through 4 reman brake boosters from autozone. Each one had a different problem. I got so good at replacing them that I could do it in 15 minutes. Finally gave up on a-z (they gave me a full refund) and bought a brand new booster from GM.

ezobens

Reman parts in general are crap- I've never had much success.
Most outfits use questionable cores (good cores on a lot of this stuff is getting harder to find) then they just slap in new bearings and seals even though the castings are crap to begin with.

I always opt for NEW OEM parts and if those aren't available, new aftermarket. Finding a good shop that can rebuild your original cores is also a good option.
A1-Cardone stuff was crap back when I was in high-school (in the 70's) and I haven't touched their stuff since.. You get what you pay for.

jb78L-82

I agree!
I never buy anything remanufactured unless i have no options. I ordered a new pump from CC but it was back ordered too long so i bought the rebuild kit and did the rebuild myself on the OEM pump. It was easy! Hardest part was removing the pressed on pulley.

oldalaskaman

I buy reman. almost exclusively, depends who you buy from

noonie

Did you flush the system before you installed the new pump?

RedZR

Yes I did- it was cleaner inside than most hospital operating rooms !

AirborneSilva

Darn, Plano's too far from San Antonio or I'd buy your beer to help me change mine when the time comes, looks like it's a chore

cv67

Some pieces you cant get new they are all remans

Lifetime warranty = replacing for a lifetime

I have a water pump alternator and belt idler that all failed under 10k miles. Writing is on the wall.

Frankenvette

I just installed reman power steering pump but have not started the engine yet. I did notice some debris around the threaded connections. So, I cleaned the crap out of the pump as best I could before installing. The reservoir on the reman was so dented I had to resue my original reservoir with the reman pump.

Doug1

lol, when I did mine a few months ago, I had the seat out so I could lay up under there and get at those nuts. PITA, hats off to ya