Power Steering Pump Removal
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Power Steering Pump Removal
Sounds stupid but I can't get this pump off. All of the removal tools I have are too big to get in the bay even with the fan off and I need to remove the pulley to get the pump off, and vice a versa. Any advice? I've tried taking the ac and bracket off with it and still no go. Ford should've made some sense when they put these on, most vehicles I've worked on have a slot or opening in the pulley to allow the bolt to be removed. The pulley on my truck blocks the bolts holding the pump on. Help, haha.
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NEVER use a jaw puller on these pumps. You can get the proper tool at Harbor freight for around $20-$30. It has a piece with a collar that slides around the slot in the pulley hub, and a bolt that threads into the piece and pushes against the pump shaft. Easy, quick, and MUCH shorter.
Those pulleys are not strong enough to survive jaw pullers. That's why there's no room for one!
Those pulleys are not strong enough to survive jaw pullers. That's why there's no room for one!
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I got the free loaner tool from autozone, it worked well
http://www.autozone.com/in_our_store...ing_pulley.htm
http://www.autozone.com/in_our_store...ing_pulley.htm
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I didn't know if i should start a new thread with this or not but I'm replacing my pulley right now. I got the bolt puller from autozone. Pulling it off was easy but puttting the new one on is starting to be a pain. Seems like the one I got doesn't want to thread very far and has a lot of slop. I already damaged the first two threads on the bolt because i thought it was in farther. But thats as far in as it would go. Does anyone know what size bolt to use and the thread count?
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I can't remember but it did the job. It was a long bolt with a metal peice thing you put around the pully area and you twist it and the pully comes off and stuff. I have to see.
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