Power Steering Pump Pulley Removal.

[bowtie-72]

Hey Guys, I need some advice. I have a `91 350 TBI with a leaky power steering pump. I was going to pull it and rebuild it but since I am cheap and lazy and have access to a pull-a-part yard I thought I would just buy one there since I can get it for about the price of a rebuild kit. I thought I might mess mine up anyway so I thought getting another one would be a good idea. Well I found a good one and I got a Performance Tools puller and the puller worked like a charm and the pump came right off of the `94 at the junk yard. The problem came when I got home and tried to pull my pulley off, it won`t budge. The puller was starting to go sideways and starting to take the outer lip off of the pulley. I stopped before I completly f*ck&d it up. My question is this, what is the best plan "B". I have a torch and can heat the pulley behind the lip, or I can use my Sawsall to cut down into the pulley. Since I have a good pump and pulley I don`t mind destroying my old one. I just don`t want to beat on my truck or use a cutting torch on my engine. If anyone ran into this before and has advice I would be glad to hear it. Thanks.

 

[east302]

Can the whole accessory bracket be removed without pulling the pulley or pump off?

If so, I’d look at just getting a new bracket from a salvage yard.

I had the same thing happen on my 98, but the bracket holds the compressor instead of the alternator. As mine broke mid travel, there was room to remove all of the pump bolts but one. The next day I ended up getting another bracket, swapped on a pump and tossed the other bracket with the mangled pulley and pump in the trash. Good riddance.







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[grampadirt]

Are you using a puller like this?

https://www.autozone.com/catalog/co...om/znetcs/product-info/en/US/grn/27031/image/

 

[94burbk1500]

I took the whole pump, pulley and all, out of my truck by keeping it in the bracket. I wouldn't take a torch to it inside the engine bay, PS fluid is flammable.

 

[bowtie-72]

Can the whole accessory bracket be removed without pulling the pulley or pump off?

If so, I’d look at just getting a new bracket from a salvage yard.

I had the same thing happen on my 98, but the bracket holds the compressor instead of the alternator. As mine broke mid travel, there was room to remove all of the pump bolts but one. The next day I ended up getting another bracket, swapped on a pump and tossed the other bracket with the mangled pulley and pump in the trash. Good riddance.







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Can the whole accessory bracket be removed without pulling the pulley or pump off?

If so, I’d look at just getting a new bracket from a salvage yard.

I had the same thing happen on my 98, but the bracket holds the compressor instead of the alternator. As mine broke mid travel, there was room to remove all of the pump bolts but one. The next day I ended up getting another bracket, swapped on a pump and tossed the other bracket with the mangled pulley and pump in the trash. Good riddance.







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On the old ones you pretty much have to take the pulley off to get to the bolts to take the pump off. Since mine is still in one piece I think I may have to do something about that .

 

[bowtie-72]

Are you using a puller like this?

https://www.autozone.com/catalog/common/enlargedImageOverlay.jsp?currentImg=&prodDescription=OEM+Pulley+puller+installer+kit&imageURLList=[https://contentinfo.autozone.com/znetcs/product-info/en/US/grn/27031/image/]&prodImageURL=https://contentinfo.autozone.com/znetcs/product-info/en/US/grn/27031/image/

Thanks for the reply but I can’t get the Auto Zone link to work. It just gets me to their website. I am using the Performance Tools puller that is a two piece unit that wraps around the nose of the pulley and you thread into that and pull against the center of the shaft. Worked great at the junkyard.

 

[Urambo Tauro]

Do you mean the collar type puller? I think that's what grampadirt is getting at. The brand you mentioned makes both varieties, a jaw-type puller (like the W80653), and a collar type puller/installer (like the W87022).

 

[89GMCJOHN]

Thanks for the reply but I can’t get the Auto Zone link to work. It just gets me to their website. I am using the Performance Tools puller that is a two piece unit that wraps around the nose of the pulley and you thread into that and pull against the center of the shaft. Worked great at the junkyard.

I used a puller like that and ran into the same exact thing - leaning sideways chewing up the pulley lip ..so to error on the side of caution I removed the whole entire alt / power steering assembly with pump out of the truck before I screwed it up too bad , put it on the bench in a vise , put a radiator hose clamp around the clamshell to keep it from slipping off instead of using that cheap collar that comes with the puller that slips and slides , I also lubed the puller nose and threads to make it run smoother and shot the pulley to shaft junction with PB blaster and let it soak overnight - sorry man its a difficult task to get off in the truck - also some luck of the draw on how hard your pulley is to get off - rust, tolerances etc ...... also make sure when you put it all back together you get that pulley depth correct on the shaft or you will have belt misalignment which could lead you to throw a belt .... the last thing you want is to have to break that stupid tool out once again in the truck to push the pulley down some more to get it to align correctly ....... ask me how I know lol....

 

[east302]

also make sure when you put it all back together you get that pulley depth correct on the shaft or you will have belt misalignment which could lead you to throw a belt .... the last thing you want is to have to break that stupid tool out once again in the truck to push the pulley down some more to get it to align correctly ....... ask me how I know lol....

You make a good point, I’ve bought the same t-shirt. GM has a spec for it, but good luck trying to measure with a feeler gauge. I just ballpark it flush with a straight edge and a light shining from below.

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[grampadirt]

Thanks for the reply but I can’t get the Auto Zone link to work. It just gets me to their website. I am using the Performance Tools puller that is a two piece unit that wraps around the nose of the pulley and you thread into that and pull against the center of the shaft. Worked great at the junkyard.

That's a picture of the puller in the box and yes it has a two piece collar with a sleeve that fits over it to keep it together.Worked great for me.I also re-installed the pulley even with the end of the pump shaft and had no problems after that...no belt noise at all.