FAQ for Power Steering Pump Repair
Q: What is the recommended torque for the hose fittings?
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The recommended torque is 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.).
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01/11/2022 Q: How do you install the power steering pump?
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You can install the brackets and the pulley on the end of the pump shaft. Install the J25033-C. Turn the nut to the top of the pilot bolt to ensure that the pilot bolt bottoms in the pump shaft. Hold the pilot bolt. Turn the nut clockwise. Before mounting the pump, fill the pump housing with as much fluid as possible. Loosely install the pump assembly to the engine using the bolts and the nuts. Connect the power steering hoses to the pump. Fill the reservoir. Turn the pulley counterclockwise as viewed from the front to bleed the pump. Cease turning the pulley when air bubbles no longer appear. Tighten the steering pump mounting bolts. Install the pump drive belt. Install a 3/8-inch drive ratchet on the tensioner arm and rotate the arm counterclockwise. Install the fan shroud. Fill the system with power steering fluid. Bleed the system.
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01/11/2022 Q: How to remove Power Steering Pump Flow Control Valve?
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You can drain the oil from the reservoir, remove the connector and fitting assembly, and the control valve assembly from the pump housing, and discard the O-ring seal from the connector and fitting assembly.
By BobGM Specialist
01/11/2022 Q: How to install Pulley?
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You can use the J25033-C to install the steering pump pulley to the pump and install the serpentine belt to the vehicle. Install a 3/8 inch drive ratchet on the tensioner and rotate the arm counterclockwise, the upper fan shroud. Refer to Fan Shroud Replacement in Cooling System.
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01/11/2022 Q: How to install Steering Pump Rear Bracket?
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You can install the brace to the back side of the pump, the steering pump brace retaining nut to the vehicle and the steering pump to the vehicle.
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01/11/2022 Q: What is the recommended torque for the steering pump mounting bolts?
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The recommended torque is 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.).
By BobGM Specialist
01/11/2022 Q: How to remove Pulley?
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You can remove the upper fan shroud, and the serpentine belt from the vehicle, install the J25034-C to the outer lip of the steering pump and remove the pulley.
By BobGM Specialist
01/11/2022 Q: How to install the Power Steering Pump Flow Control Valve?
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You can install the flow control spring, if removed from the pump housing, lubricate the new O-ring seal with power steering fluid, and install the O-ring seal onto the connector and fitting assembly, the control valve assembly.
By BobGM Specialist
01/11/2022 Q: How to remove Steering Pump Rear Bracket?
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You can remove the power steering pump from the vehicle, the retaining nut from the vehicle, and the brace from the back side of the pump.
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01/11/2022 Q: What is the recommended torque for the steering pump brace retaining nut?
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The recommended torque is 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.).
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