'87 Pwr Steering Pump Removal
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'87 Pwr Steering Pump Removal
Looks like I'm going to have to do this job myself as $$$ is short. Anything I need to know about changing this pump on my car (besides the puller for the pulley?) As always, thanks for your help & Happy New Year.
Bruce
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Re: '87 Pwr Steering Pump Removal (DDMMCPO)
Lay in a big stock of swear words and make sure your supply of 'refreshing adult beverages' :yesnod: is well stocked. Tube wrenches are probably a necessity. I'm putting a new pump in mine when it goes back together, but will have new hoses and rebuilt rack also. Good Luck. I'd come help you, but I've got these yodeling lessons to go to....... :rolleyes:
[Modified by mash557, 6:04 PM 12/31/2002]
[Modified by mash557, 6:04 PM 12/31/2002]
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Re: '87 Pwr Steering Pump Removal (DDMMCPO)
My 86 was pretty easy to do...once you remove the obvious stuff,take the pulley off while the pump&bracket is still bolted to the engine.
Crack the 3 p/s bolts free that holds it to the bracket.
Remove the ps bracket off the motor and take off the rear hoses off the back pump if you cant get a wrench back there.
Usually with the pulley off,you can undo the 3 bolts to the pump and slip the pump out but I had a bench vise and wanted to clean it all up so I took the bracket w/pump on it Off as a unit and removed the rear hoses or lines and placed it on the bench vise in the shop and took the pump/bolts off on the bench.
Important tip....be SURE when you get the new pump,if its a rebuilt unit,take the pulley remover/press screw and see if you can thread it in the pulley shaft all the way by hand.I had problems with 2 rebuilt pumps that had stripped and rusted threads inside the shaft so I check them before I leave the parts guy.
There would have been no way to press on a pulley.In one case,the screw would only turn 2 times before it binded inside.
Saves some trips back and forth to the dealer or store.
Crack the 3 p/s bolts free that holds it to the bracket.
Remove the ps bracket off the motor and take off the rear hoses off the back pump if you cant get a wrench back there.
Usually with the pulley off,you can undo the 3 bolts to the pump and slip the pump out but I had a bench vise and wanted to clean it all up so I took the bracket w/pump on it Off as a unit and removed the rear hoses or lines and placed it on the bench vise in the shop and took the pump/bolts off on the bench.
Important tip....be SURE when you get the new pump,if its a rebuilt unit,take the pulley remover/press screw and see if you can thread it in the pulley shaft all the way by hand.I had problems with 2 rebuilt pumps that had stripped and rusted threads inside the shaft so I check them before I leave the parts guy.
There would have been no way to press on a pulley.In one case,the screw would only turn 2 times before it binded inside.
Saves some trips back and forth to the dealer or store.
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Re: '87 Pwr Steering Pump Removal (Bill's86Coupe)
Bill, I tried to remove the pulley with mine still on the engine and about destroyed the puller. Haven't tried yet with it off. Good tips though.
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Re: '87 Pwr Steering Pump Removal (mash557)
Mash,
I do prefer to remove the pulley when the entire p/s bracket and pump is off the car and set in a bench vise.Most people dont have the work place or bench to do so...so keeping it in the engine bay makes it a little easier.
I would imagine your pulley was seized/rusted onto the shaft...this happened to me before on another GM car...the pulley would not come off and I ended up removing the pump w/pulley attached and I set it in the bench vise and with a cut off wheel,I cut the pulley off to get the old pump off to send back as a core.
I did have to buy a new GM pulley though....with new pumps and pulleys,I used anti seize every time on the shaft to ease pressing it on and preventing the pulley and shaft from rusting together into siamese twins.Another tip is to make sure both the pulley bore and pump shaft is free of nicks and burrs before installing.
Happy New years Everyone!!!
:cheers:
I do prefer to remove the pulley when the entire p/s bracket and pump is off the car and set in a bench vise.Most people dont have the work place or bench to do so...so keeping it in the engine bay makes it a little easier.
I would imagine your pulley was seized/rusted onto the shaft...this happened to me before on another GM car...the pulley would not come off and I ended up removing the pump w/pulley attached and I set it in the bench vise and with a cut off wheel,I cut the pulley off to get the old pump off to send back as a core.
I did have to buy a new GM pulley though....with new pumps and pulleys,I used anti seize every time on the shaft to ease pressing it on and preventing the pulley and shaft from rusting together into siamese twins.Another tip is to make sure both the pulley bore and pump shaft is free of nicks and burrs before installing.
Happy New years Everyone!!!
:cheers:
