Leaky power steering pump

[Pete R]

My aluminum power steering pump appears to be leaking. What do you guys do? Is there a rebuild kit? What's the most economical procedure? TIA

[stepson]

There is a rebuild kit and although I've never had the pleasure to rebuild one, I have heard they are surprisingly easy and cheap to rebuild and have a high success rate.

[Mal81]

Im currently running 100% of that Lucas power steering oil. No permanent solution (i have a rebuilt rack and pump waiting), but it doesn't complain 1 1/2 years later and doesn't leak any more.

[Pete R]

I managed to get off the pulley. There was just a hard seal behind it that I popped out. Hopefully I can put an new on in there and fix the leak.

[Crumpler]

Pete! How goes it?


How did this shake out?
On later pumps, the pulley is just bolted on to the spindle with 3, 10mm hex. I got no experience with the other versions.
There's a seal around the spindle that will fail, but you have to open the pump to get the circlip off, etc.
Rebuild kit pretty easy/fiddly, once everything pulled off...if you want to take it that far.

I apparently fubar'd the circlip the first time and had to go back in and replace it. That was my own fault.

Best, Dave

[Pete R]

I recently had a surgery so I haven't finished. I just need to add fluids and fire it up. I found a seal kit but only changed the seal on the pulley shaft, I didn't dissemble the pump. I just did what was leaking. My catheter comes out Tuesday so I'll let you know how it went soon.