Manual To Power Steering, Info Advice?

[Egm89]

Well my steering box in my truck its kinda messed up, and for my good luck my local JY is having a 50% sale this weekend :D, so I'm doing something I was planning for the future, (hey might as well uh?) I've have doing my HW on this forum for parts that I would need for this modification (first time doing this), and the list of parts goes like this:

 

PS pump with pulley and bracket

Steering box

PS reservoir

PS lines

Thats it?

 

Well any info, advice, sorcery, witchcraft, would be apreciated, my "donor" would be an 87 manche, 4wd, 4 cyl, stick shift.

And I'm driving a 86 manche, 2wd, 4cyl, stick.

 

Oh and btw, while I'm there I'm getting the cluster with tach from the same donor, (finally changing the idiot lights) and a set of LWC of a WJ.

This sale is soooo good!

Thanks in advance!

[Eagle]

The early 4-bangers came two ways: Either with a single serpentine belt, or with multiple vee belts. Which type does your engine have? I believe you MUST stick with that, because my understanding is that the vee belt set-up has a water pump that rotates in the "normal" direction, where the serpentine belt set-up has a water pump with "reverse" rotation (same as the 4.0L).

 

CONFIRMED: Just checked the parts manual. The water pump has a different part number depending on whether it has a serpentine belt or does not have a serpentine belt.

 

You can change from one to the other but, in addition to the water pump itself, you'll also be looking at changing the crankshaft pulley, the alternator pulley, the a/c or idler pulley (if you have one), and the fan pulley.

[Egm89]

The early 4-bangers came two ways: Either with a single serpentine belt, or with multiple vee belts. Which type does your engine have? I believe you MUST stick with that, because my understanding is that the vee belt set-up has a water pump that rotates in the "normal" direction, where the serpentine belt set-up has a water pump with "reverse" rotation (same as the 4.0L).

 

CONFIRMED: Just checked the parts manual. The water pump has a different part number depending on whether it has a serpentine belt or does not have a serpentine belt.

 

You can change from one to the other but, in addition to the water pump itself, you'll also be looking at changing the crankshaft pulley, the alternator pulley, the a/c or idler pulley (if you have one), and the fan pulley.

I have a single serpentine belt, and the engine, on the donor car and mine are the same. Still need to get everything out?

[Eagle]

 

I have a single serpentine belt, and the engine, on the donor car and mine are the same. Still need to get everything out?

 

Nope. Same is same. Same is not different.

[Egm89]

Hahha thanks dude! I got a little confused. :D