Power Steering Pump Pulley

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Need help getting the pulley off the power steering pump. Anybody ?

Rick

 

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parts store will loan you a pulley removal tool. that is the best and easiest way, IMHO. good luck.

 

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Yup - takes the special tool; AutoZone will loan it for free.

 

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I have borrowed a puller however what I was wondering about is the "four sided collar" which is in the middle of the pulley. Does this have to be unscrewed or removed first or just use the puller and all will be fine. I'm new to this.............sorry !

Rick

 

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As I recall there's only one way to install/use the puller. It's a press/tapered fit if I remember correctly; the puller simply pulls it off the shaft. That collar comes off with the pulley - it doesn't come off separately.

 

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The PS puller you need looks like this.
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Put the threaded rod in the center of the pulley where it touches the steel shaft of the PS, then place the 2 half shells around the threaded rod and PS pulley nub and then start tighten the threaded rod by hand until you can't tighten it any more, then take a wrench and keep tighten the end of the threaded rod until the PS pulley is off.


There is also an installer tool which looks like this
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I suggest you measure the distance between the old PS pulley and the actual PS housing if you’re replacing your old PS pulley with and after market pulley so that you keep the same distance between the pulley and housing.

 

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Great post ALMOST STOCK.....

 

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Thanks Michael.
Like most ppl here just trying to help if I can.

 

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I just got done using that same tool last night.

Works like a champ!

 

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You scored maximum points on that assist...

 

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Michael Yount said:

You scored maximum points on that assist...

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Thanks for the help.................Happy New Year !

Rick

 

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nice posts guys. i would add that the pulley likes to mushroom after being on there some time. if difficulty comes about when reinstalling it, a new one is a good route to go.

 

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I did it slightly differently. I had a bearing separator and a haromic balancer puller. The bearing separator clamped the mushroomed head of the pulley and the harmonic balancer puller supplied the force. I used the bolt & nut provided with the pump to press the pulley back on. It worked good and saved me a trip to AutoZone

 

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JR, i dont know what is scarier - that you thought that up (which looks great to me - a little variation on the normal use of a bearing splitter) or that you fabbed up such a nice diagram to show how you did it. J/K - my hat's off to you (i cant even make an avatar.

 

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HISSIN50 said:

nice posts guys. i would add that the pulley likes to mushroom after being on there some time. if difficulty comes about when reinstalling it, a new one is a good route to go.

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Hissing,

Could you elaborate on that a little more as to how it mushrooms ?

 

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I had to go to AutoZone anyhow to buy the new pump....

 

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Hissing,

Could you elaborate on that a little more as to how it mushrooms ?

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for whatever reason, the inner dimensions of the oriface (where the shaft would fit thought) distorts on the pulley. people often have trouble getting the original pulley back on all the way. Napa, for one, sells new pulleys, reportedly. (i have not bought a new pulley - someone awhile back posted that Napa sells the pulleys).

i think the metal in that 'seat' is soft and galls. Michael and Joe probably know more than i.

 

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HISSIN50 said:

for whatever reason, the inner dimensions of the oriface (where the shaft would fit thought) distorts on the pulley. people often have trouble getting the original pulley back on all the way. Napa, for one, sells new pulleys, reportedly. (i have not bought a new pulley - someone awhile back posted that Napa sells the pulleys).

i think the metal in that 'seat' is soft and galls. Michael and Joe probably know more than i.

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I was just curious because after pulling my stock PS pulley twice and then installing a March aluminum PS pulley 3 times to check for clearance (between the pulley and the housing) and I never noticed a mushrooming issue I was just curious as to why is all?

 

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Y'all got a bunch more experience than me with it - just one time pulling the pump, removing the pulley and installing it on the new pump with no drama.