Power steering pump fails....

[Jcauli82]

I have a 98 K 1500, recently attempted to change the power steering pump and ended up doing it 3 times. With 3 different pumps and still no power steering checked the lines they seem to be okay and i bled the gearbox turned the wheels left and right etc. my only question is what is it what am I missing here? I put it back in without the back m mounting bolts it did not seem like it would affect it would that affect it?

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[7thdarkangel]

When the truck is on and running does it make a lot of noise? Post a pic of the way it is installed.

 

[Jcauli82]

When the truck is on and running does it make a lot of noise? Post a pic of the way it is installed.

The pump squealed a couple times at first but then stopped....also I should add which I didn't say when initially posting this that I had power steering for a few minutes when I first replaced this pump....then no power steering and sometimes it is easier to turn right or left but only for a couple seconds. And here is a pic of it installed I didn't reinstall any of the stuff to keep it in place on the back.

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[7thdarkangel]

Is it retaining the correct amount of fluid?

 

[Jcauli82]

Is it retaining the correct amount of fluid?

Yes it is no leaks

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[someotherguy]

How you bleed them matters - just turning the wheels left/right is not correct. Check out the bleeding procedure straight from GM's manuals. Note steps 2-4 are repeated until level is correct, before you ever turn the steering wheel. Also note step 5 you raise the front end so when you do initially turn the wheel there is minimal load on the system because tires are not on the ground.

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Also, where are you buying these pumps? If they're Autozone lifetime warranty type garbage, go somewhere else.

Richard

 

[Jcauli82]

How you bleed them matters - just turning the wheels left/right is not correct. Check out the bleeding procedure straight from GM's manuals. Note steps 2-4 are repeated until level is correct, before you ever turn the steering wheel. Also note step 5 you raise the front end so when you do initially turn the wheel there is minimal load on the system because tires are not on the ground.

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Also, where are you buying these pumps? If they're Autozone lifetime warranty type garbage, go somewhere else.

Richard

I haven't read that particular set of instructions, thank you for that. I have done all the steps mentioned there but not necessarily in that order but I will this time around.....and the pump came from oreillys....well the last 3 have ...I wish I could just come across an oem pump but I'm on a budget at the moment.

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[shamrock246]

Rockauto has a ACDELCO reman one for $105 and you get $50 of that back when they get your core.

http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...+v8,1303614,steering,power+steering+pump,7380

Is the EVO still hooked up? What was the original issue with the power steering?

 

[Jcauli82]

Rockauto has a ACDELCO reman one for $105 and you get $50 of that back when they get your core.

http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...+v8,1303614,steering,power+steering+pump,7380

Is the EVO still hooked up? What was the original issue with the power steering?

Is this the evo? Because I saw in another thread on this forum somebody having similar issues and the EVO being mentioned....originally when I first got the truck a couple months ago the power steering would come and go occasionally and me, in all my wisdom figured "hey I can handle this" not 100% realizing how much of a pain it is with the refurb pumps ugh....

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[Jcauli82]

Rockauto has a ACDELCO reman one for $105 and you get $50 of that back when they get your core.

http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...+v8,1303614,steering,power+steering+pump,7380

Is the EVO still hooked up? What was the original issue with the power steering?

My mistake not attaching the picture earlier .....is this the EVO?

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