64 Plymouth Fury: power steering pump

[1 Wild R/T]

You're my Hero!!! Gotta respect your commitment...
In 1971 my family was traveling from Madrid Spain to Germany in a 64 Chrysler.. It lost a blade of the fan & took out the water pump in Montpellier France... Took two weeks to get parts back then, I can only imagine how difficult it could be 50 years later...

 

[g80panthera]

Hi,

No I think it's easier than in the past due to internet and e-trade development. The only condition is to do yourself because there is no car repair garage for old american car here.
Fabrice

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Your probably right, other than shipping parts still takes time.... Back then we took the car to a Simca Dealership...

 

[retractable]

This is the pump from my 64 fury parts car. Yours should be like this one.

 

[FU64RY]

Contact Steer and Gear for help.
Mike

S&G screwed me over , never going back to them. All BS no action.

 

[Edward Zeliesko]

get yours rebuilt very easy 200 bucks, ed

 

[g80panthera]

Hi All,

@retractable: Yes your power steering pump looks like mine.
I ordered several seal kits to rebuilt on Rockauto site. Delivery is expected for next tuesday by Fedex. So rebuilt is planned next end of week. I will take pictures.

@edward: 200 bucks for you in USA. For france, I have to add shipping cost and custom tax. the cost should rise between 300 and 400 bucks. Maybe more with the old pump return. I prefer try to rebuilt before with 20 bucks seal kits.

Fabrice

 

[1 Wild R/T]

You got this... Seal kit & a little labor...

 

[gerry watters]

Cool story, hope you get it sorted, as an 'A' body owner in Northern Ireland, i sympathise with the costs. Use Rockauto often. Have got parts in 2 days one time. How the H*** can they even do that.

 

[G_Money]

Yours is a TRW / Thompson pump. I bought the seal kit off eBay for mine. Decided to not pull the pulley and disassemble the entire pump assy. I just replaced the large O-ring for the reservoir and the little one for the back of reservoir where the screw goes. My leak is fixed.... easy job. You might try that first

 

[g80panthera]

Hello,

Yes I agree, sometime Rockauto parts arrive very fast. Depends on the location they come from, I think. I always use F...x to prepaid custom charges.

I will clean my pump to see, I hope, where is the problem exactly.

Fabrice

 

[g80panthera]

Hello,

Some news: Seal kits received today, waiting for pulley puller to rebuit the pump.

After cleaning, I see oil leak at big O ring and perhaps shaft seal, hard to see due to the pulley. No leak at the rear of the pump.

Fabrice

 

[g80panthera]

Hello All

No I don't forget you but I received my pulley puller tool only today. 20 days to pass the channel between UK and France, Grrrrrrrr.
I hope to fix my pump this afternoon. I will let you know, with pictures I hope.

Fabrice

 

[g80panthera]

Hello all,

I removed the power steering pump from my car and I changed some seals: I didn't touch the valves. As I am outside and it's night now, the pump is ready but I'll mount it tomorrow.
Some pictures below:

The beginning of disassembling

The shaft seal removed

rotor removed

The pump ready to go back in the car

The seals I changed

The seal kit I used

Unused seals

Fabrice

 

[g80panthera]

Hi All,

Just to tell you it's OK now. No oil leak under the pump.
Thank you for your help.

Fabrice

 

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