Power steering pump fitted.

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Peeps..Well i had the spare power steering pump refurbed as i couldnt find an exact match anywhere..I think its an austin maestro or montego part?..Anyway fitted the pump and so far NO leaks...I need to bleed out what was left in the hoses as i couldnt get them off too easily and putting the car up on axle stands was too long winded especially as at some point either this week or next i will be getting the head bolts re-torqued and a complete set of anchillary and coolant hoses fitted...Cheers..Ziga

[Wedg1e]

It's a Hoburn-Eaton pump as used on a good many cars by the various BL family members - so yes, Maestro & Montego, but also with different length filler necks on other cars (such as the SD1).

[Solitude]

Power steering.................you fanny!

[mrzigazaga]

Thanks for that mate..That also explains why the SD1 pumps look almost the same apart from the extra long neck..Cheers..Ziga

[mrzigazaga]

Solitude said:

you fanny!

NO..Im mark.....It came with the car, If it didnt then i wouldnt be fitting any thats for sure!!..

[dixiebabes]

Solitude said:

Power steering.................you fanny!

Seconded its us blokes against the girls with power steering eh gav. All us non power steering wedges will definatly win in a fight against them puffy power steering girls.

Dix (arms like armie)

[Wedg1e]

From memory, the only thing holding it all together is the large hex fitting that the top hose is screwed into. Remove that and the pump unit pushes out of the front of its housing... there's an O-ring around the innards to stop fluid leaking out the front.

[Solitude]

dixiebabes said:

Solitude said:

Power steering.................you fanny!

Seconded its us blokes against the girls with power steering eh gav. All us non power steering wedges will definatly win in a fight against them puffy power steering girls.

Dix (arms like armie)

Bang on Dix.

Clearly they sussed women folk were interested in ownership and they put powder steering in for them.

I bet Zigs car came with a set of curlers and a handbag in matching red !!

Gav (wedge owner with a penis)

[mrzigazaga]

Solitude said:

Gav (wedge owner with a small penis)

Jealousy gets you no-where!!..

[dixiebabes]

Thats right Gav we like films like Rocky and Rambo. Zig likes Ghost and dirty dancing, we get upset when the dukes of hazard smash up another General Lee, Zig gets upset when daisy duke breaks a nail..............

Dix

[mrzigazaga]

You two seems to be getting a bit pally pally..Big forearms!!..Very butch..I think we need a rusty nail duel at the wedge fest to sort the men out from the boys...You pair of 3% alcohol pussies...

[jon haines]

I am liking the look of the engine bling Zig, right up my street keep it going as its taking shape now.

[mrzigazaga]

jon haines said:

I am liking the look of the engine bling Zig, right up my street keep it going as its taking shape now.

Thanks mate...The manifolds let it down a bit but im contemplating having new ones made,The stainless ones from ACT are really nice and not that expensive in the great scheme of things but then i would need a complete system in stainless and that is expensive..If i had a second car i would of gone to the garage when the heads were off and cleaned up the cast and painted them for now...I should be fitting new silicone hoses soon..Black or red?..I cant decided yet..
Bit of a horror this morning, I nearly didnt have PAS as i heard a rattling noise which i thought was a noisy tappet but thought id better check anyway and to my horror i saw the steering pump pulley wheel and the belt wobbling like a plate of jelly...
I went into howlfrauds on the way home and got some thread lock..Sorted..Cheers..Ziga

[RCK974X]

Zig,

I'm not sure, but I don't think Stainless handles high temps very well, and tends to crack. Even SS exhaust systems tend to do this after a while, so I'm thinking ex, manifolds may not last long. there are high temp paints which may be a better looking solution ??

Of course there may be newer SS alloys around, and I may still be in the stone age.....
Any other opinions ?

[ralph350i]

looking good Zig, nice and easy to park mate