RS America 3.6 wo/ps pump ?

[TomUban]

Can a power steering pump be easily added to an RS America 3.6 engine which does not have one?

--tnx
--tom

[Bill Verburg]

Depends on whether or not the passenger side cam has the proper machining to accept the pump drive sprocket and bolt
Here is what the assembly looks like




A 12x1.5x50 bolt holds the sprocket to the cam

[Pete000]

Any thing is possible, its just money...

[jmreiser]

According to the parts diagrams. all the non-turbo 964 US engines used the same right side cams, RSA or not.

Check from below, see if there is a flat cap where the end of the right cam would be. If so, no PS drive. If there is a hood cover for the end of the camshaft, sticking out forward, you're good to go.

Odd that the RSA had no PS installed while the factory RSR's did.

[JasonAndreas]

Originally posted by jmreiser
According to the parts diagrams. all the non-turbo 964 US engines used the same right side cams, RSA or not.

Hello Joel!
The right-side camshaft in the RSA is part #964-105-248-06 (option M656) and for the regular 964 models with power steering (option M657) the part number is 964-105-246-09.

Originally posted by jmreiser
Odd that the RSA had no PS installed while the factory RSR's did.

Everything PS related was removed or replaced including the right side back engine cover.

[jmreiser]

Thanks for the correction. My mistake on the parts diagrams. Mine is not marked correctly and I misread it. Hmm.