Power steering pump drive shaft seal

[delta_p]

I think my power steering pump is leaking at the rear reservoir seals or someplace. I'd like to remove the pump take it apart and put a full seal kit in it. what is the best way to remove the drive shaft seal? The service manual says to use shim stock protect around the shaft and chissel out the seal. What's another way?

 

[Schurkey]

Get a rebuilt from a decent parts store. Spend three times the money, one hundredth the hassle and headache, and you get a warranty.

'Course, before I did that, I'd make sure the leak wasn't a loose fitting on the rear of the pump, and/or a failing pressure or return hose.

 

[delta_p]

Not a bad idea. I didn't realize you can get them with or without the reservoir too. I was thinking about the drill and sheet metal screw for the seal. Similar as folks do on a rear main seal.

 

[Erik the Awful]

If you're going to try and rebuild your own pump, the best way to go is to buy the right tool.

https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...ey-remover-and-installer-set-12-pc-56225.html
or
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...MIsZmBmMCz6QIVSeDICh0l4g5eEAQYCyABEgJNc_D_BwE

Without it the job is a real pain in the butt. HF has a cheaper set, but if your pump is really stuck (and some are), the chinesium won't hold up.

 

[delta_p]

Which one is better the Maddox or the OTC. Don't want no strippin. : )

 

[alpinecrick]

Which one is better the Maddox or the OTC. Don't want no strippin. : )

Didn't take long for the chinesium on my HF Maddox to give up the ghost. The OTC looks identical to the Maddox.
$10-$15 more will get you a Lisle.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/222745072252?epid=1942831146&hash=item33dca4127c:g:hUUAAOSwMOtdQ6mj

 

[Schurkey]

OTC is an four-letter word in my shop. ******** offshored everything to Asia; and their warranty isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

OTC used to be a good company. Bosch ruined 'em.

 

[Erik the Awful]

I got an open box special on the Maddox - $30 instead of the regular $40, and all the parts were there in new condition. The pulley on my pump was stuck so bad it broke my homemade tool. The Maddox handled it with ease - the pulley broke instead. $20 for a new pulley and the kit did what my homemade tool couldn't - installed the new pulley on the new pump without heating it in the oven and tapping it on with a hammer.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

OTC used to be a good company. Bosch ruined 'em.

Ah yes, Ottomwa (sp) Tool Company. I agree, they used to be good.

 

[Schurkey]

Owatonna (Minnesota) Tool Company

https://www.mapquest.com/search/result?slug=/us/mn/owatonna&query=Owatonna, MN&page=0&mqId=282040288&index=0

Less than an hour away from the birthplace of Spam. (Austin, MN)