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Old 12-16-03, 07:01 PM
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1st gen power steering pump?

My 85 gsl has the power pump and all the hoses in there. but no pully and as far as I can tell, no way to fit one to the pump.
anyone no how this is supposed to work?
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the ps pump should have a pully or at least a place to put the pully where it would bolt on...unless someone cut it off
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The face of the pump has only a hole
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oh man...sounds like a new/used pump is needed then...when i had mine out the front had a rod thingy with teeth that connected to the pully...sorry about the lingo...still getting into the whole mechanics thing

try atlantarx7.com ...or rx7world.com
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It doesn't seem to have any splines or any way to even turn a shaft, atleast not that I can see.
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Then again I didn't think 1st gens other than gsl-se had ps.
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I have a gsl with powersteering. the ac and the ps shares the same mounting rack.
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have you ever taken the ps pully off?
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I need to know if the shaft that I am lacking can be bought and replaced
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i've taken the pully off to take out the pump for replacement...the shaft cannot be removed easily, i know that...
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Well, in ROTORCOASTER's case, there is no shaft. There is an empty hole about 1.5-2 inches deep. It's not a continuous diameter hole. However, it is all smooth. It doesn't look as though there is anything in the hole to grab hold of a shaft, should one be inserted. It's really quite confusing to look at, and try to visuallize how a shaft would attach.

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a pic might help someone else answer this riddle
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I'll see what wee can do about getting some pics soon. It's still in the car, and not very accessible camera-wise.

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either way to fix it has to be pulled out...pull it out and get a clear pic...i've heard of people rebuilding with good cores on these...maybe a rebuild is in order?
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Yeah, good point. We'll see what we can do tomorrow.
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if you haven't taken out a ps pump before its gonna be messy...you have to disconnect 2 hoses, let it drain, unbolt the 3 bolts on the front, then you would normally unbolt the pully...and take off...its a bitch if you have an AC compressor in the way, BE CAREFULL with the AC hoses if it is there...

this is how i had to take mine out...i have an 84 gsl-se...dunno if they are the same...
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There is A/C, but he's planning on removing that permanantly anyway, so no big deal.
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