Used power steering pump

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I'm thinking about picking up a pump because I just can't take the heavy steering when stopped.. Being as it's used, the only thing I need to do is change the O-ring inside the pump? And to prime it I think I need to lift the front in the air and turn the wheels back and forth?

[lmdew]

Pumps are self bleeding as you move the wheels.  

 

If you pick up a good used one with no leaks, you should be good to go.

[idosubaru]

paypal $35 and send a shipping address and i'll send you one.

what he said - no need to bleed, they're simple.

 

that being said - are you sure it's the pump?  i would expect the ujoint more than the pump. i have one of those too, got it from Imdew ironically enough!  shipping and it's yours.

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I know it's the pump because it ran dry, and no longer works when filled

[Fairtax4me]

That could just be the pressure relief valve.

These are so cheap to replace used and so easy to remove its hardly worth messing with the old one though.

[Rooster2]

When I swapped out a P/S pump years back, I simply removed and replaced. filled the reservoir with ATF, turned the steering wheel lock to lock multiple times, and the job was done. I sourced the new pump from a yard. It worked great for years.

 

If your simply leaks fluid out, I have read others have replaced the "O" rings to fix the problem. I have not done this, so no comment on how difficult this may be.

[ivans imports]

Dealer sells a reseal kit for pumps is fairly cheap and takes about 20 min to install the most important is the shaft seal is last part in pump but were most leak