mike914

Hello

Just acquired my 68 and the belt driving the power steering pump was missing.

The Previous owner said it never worked when he owned the car.

I have been able to drive the car but really want to re connect the pump.

I removed the pump and could not remove the pulley as the key-way was opened up and the key destroyed the shaft key-way as well as the key-way in the pulley.

The shaft and pulley would rotate but there was no way to back out the lock nut.

After dismantling the entire pump I decided to cut a slot in the shaft allowing me to place a flat-blade screwdriver in it and break the nut free.

This is when I noticed the shaft and pulley were damaged.

Question

Should I buy a replacement pump at autozone and a pulley from Paragon or go with the oem parts. ( i was told the original pump may be worth something but being damaged i doubt it.

I hear they both leak eventually and wanted other opinions

Thanks



Hope the description makes sense.

Any hope for the pulley

Thanks

CA-Legal-Vette

I think the pulley May be salvageable. Just take a small flat file to the burr. There looks to be enough left. If you REALLY want to beef it up, you could add some JB weld and clean it up with the same file.

Mooser

Definitely try to salvage the pulley but before you do much, check to see if it wasn't bent when they did that damage.
A new pump body is cheap enough and they are reliable
Use your housing, make sure the seal surface is clean and not damaged
Use you original pressure valve and replace the one on the new pump with it (unless you know for sure it's the correct one, most were the generic steering not out system according to what Jim S said at one point, I think anyway)
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mike914

Good Idea on the JB Weld
I will take a straight edge to the pulley

thanks

Mooser

I'd be more worried about the center to rim runout, get the hole cleaned up and put it onto the pump and spin it to see what the belt groove does
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carriljc

My own fault that I warped the body by overtightening.... be aware of that.

Do not turn in the core until after you take the new one home. I had to transfer one of the studs onto the new one. No biggie but be aware. Be gentle and lube as necessary --there was some seal under the bolt I removed to install the stud from the old one.
It's been several years and it has been wonderful. My power steering has been pretty good since I installed it over 20 years. Didn't leak till I messed it up by warping the body.
I agree on trying to save the pulley... they cost an arm and a leg for what they are..