PurpleBeeper
Well-Known Member
Here's the full story. I have manual steering car and installed power steering.
1. Swapped manual to p/s shaft in column
2. New pitman arm (if I remember correctly)
3. New coupler with new internals
4. Rebuilt parts-store p/s pump. Saginaw, round/metal reservoir
5. Return hose nipple piece I bought off ebay (didn't come with p/s gear box).
6. Aftermarket p/s pump brackets & pressure hose + I used trans cooler hose for return line.
7. Rock Auto rebuilt stock p/s box
Everything seemed fine & drove well for maybe 1 year with only about 200 miles put on the car. Then, when I was parallel parking the system seemed would occasionally "hang up" and lose power assist. I would hear a 1-2 second squeal whenever it would happen. Eventually, during 0-80mph acceleration, it threw the belt off.
I figured the p/s pump was bad, so I swapped it for another parts store rebuilt p/s pump. The 2nd p/s pump is still a Saginaw (I believe), but it has a larger, plastic reservoir. The problem kept happening & for sure the squeal was my new p/s belt slipping (pulley locking up I guess), just occasionally when parking. TWO days later the gear box starts bleeding p/s fluid around the splines where the coupler goes on.
I bought a second rebuilt stock p/s box from Rock Auto & after 3 days work I got it installed. I start the car up & start turning the steering wheel slowly lock-to-lock to bleed out the air while I keep adding more p/s fluid....and more...and more. The dang 2nd power steering box from Rock Auto is bleeding p/s fluid from on top where you adjust the worm gear....ZERO miles...never left the garage.
What the heck is going on? 2 boxes & 2 pumps
1. Swapped manual to p/s shaft in column
2. New pitman arm (if I remember correctly)
3. New coupler with new internals
4. Rebuilt parts-store p/s pump. Saginaw, round/metal reservoir
5. Return hose nipple piece I bought off ebay (didn't come with p/s gear box).
6. Aftermarket p/s pump brackets & pressure hose + I used trans cooler hose for return line.
7. Rock Auto rebuilt stock p/s box
Everything seemed fine & drove well for maybe 1 year with only about 200 miles put on the car. Then, when I was parallel parking the system seemed would occasionally "hang up" and lose power assist. I would hear a 1-2 second squeal whenever it would happen. Eventually, during 0-80mph acceleration, it threw the belt off.
I figured the p/s pump was bad, so I swapped it for another parts store rebuilt p/s pump. The 2nd p/s pump is still a Saginaw (I believe), but it has a larger, plastic reservoir. The problem kept happening & for sure the squeal was my new p/s belt slipping (pulley locking up I guess), just occasionally when parking. TWO days later the gear box starts bleeding p/s fluid around the splines where the coupler goes on.
I bought a second rebuilt stock p/s box from Rock Auto & after 3 days work I got it installed. I start the car up & start turning the steering wheel slowly lock-to-lock to bleed out the air while I keep adding more p/s fluid....and more...and more. The dang 2nd power steering box from Rock Auto is bleeding p/s fluid from on top where you adjust the worm gear....ZERO miles...never left the garage.
What the heck is going on? 2 boxes & 2 pumps