Power Steering Pump Replacement

[RiversideMJ]

Hey guys I need to replace my power steering pump because its leaking pretty bad. Pretty much drops the whole reservoir after each drive. I have the pump and a new pulley, is there a write up out there? I can't seem to find one. Any helpful tips/tricks? Here is a screen shot of a video I took. Leaving my street pretty messy haha
Thanks

 

[ghetdjc320]

The only tip I’d recommend is bleed out the power steering system thoroughly to remove any trapped air. Once you have the new pump and lines installed, remove the draglink from the pitman arm, fill the reservoir with a good quality, pure ps fluid (with no stop leak or friction modifiers), and move the steering wheel back and forth from lock to lock about 50 times in each direction. Do this ant a steady pace, not too fast or slow but about the same speed you’d use when turning a corner. Occasionally check the fluid level while doing this as you don’t want to run out, but otherwise leave the cap on when doing this to keep the fluid from spilling. Then let it set for a few hours (preferably even overnight if time permits), check fluid level again and move the wheel from lock to lock another 10 times. Check fluid level and, if at the right level, reconnect and start it up.

[AZJeff]

16 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said:

The only tip I’d recommend is bleed out the power steering system thoroughly to remove any trapped air. Once you have the new pump and lines installed, remove the draglink from the pitman arm, fill the reservoir with a good quality, pure ps fluid (with no stop leak or friction modifiers), and move the steering wheel back and forth from lock to lock about 50 times in each direction. Do this ant a steady pace, not too fast or slow but about the same speed you’d use when turning a corner. Occasionally check the fluid level while doing this as you don’t want to run out, but otherwise leave the cap on when doing this to keep the fluid from spilling. Then let it set for a few hours (preferably even overnight if time permits), check fluid level again and move the wheel from lock to lock another 10 times. Check fluid level and, if at the right level, reconnect and start it up.

I prefer to just jack up the front axle with a floor jack and cycle the steering linkage from lock to lock rather than trying coax the drag link off the pitman arm.   YMMV....