Power Steering - Woodruff Replacement Help
Discussion
Hi guys
I was wondering if any of your more mechanically skilled guys would be able to offer a hand with replacement of the woodruff key on the power steering pump/shaft.
I'm told that you can get to it by jacking up the driver's side of the engine enough to free the pump & replace. If someone who knows what they are doing is able to offer their help, I'd willing pay for the time and provide food/beers, as well as eternal thanks! :-)
I'm in Bournemouth, so would require someone prepared to get here as the car's currently pending MOT, and this needs doing first.
Otherwise it's a drive to the garage & a £600+ bill which now I've just set up on my own self-employed, is something I'd rather avoid if possible.
Cheers chaps
Mike
I was wondering if any of your more mechanically skilled guys would be able to offer a hand with replacement of the woodruff key on the power steering pump/shaft.
I'm told that you can get to it by jacking up the driver's side of the engine enough to free the pump & replace. If someone who knows what they are doing is able to offer their help, I'd willing pay for the time and provide food/beers, as well as eternal thanks! :-)
I'm in Bournemouth, so would require someone prepared to get here as the car's currently pending MOT, and this needs doing first.
Otherwise it's a drive to the garage & a £600+ bill which now I've just set up on my own self-employed, is something I'd rather avoid if possible.
Cheers chaps
Mike
Hi Mike
Quote:
"Hi i just managed to change the steering pump today, to be honest its fairly easy, just abit fiddly to get to the bolts but it was easy.
I had a spare pump but off another complete different Vehicle (brand new)_, the housing just slightly different, so i swopped the internals over to the TVR unit, i also decided to change over the relief valve and orifice outlet (output side) seems like the replacement had a bigger hole to give more flow, this is something i was after to improve baseline pressure to improve steering feel at light inputs.
Boy is it so much better! Steering feel so much improved!!! I'm not sure if my old pump was worn or not, or if the outlet orifice hole made the difference its one or the other or both.
Before the steering would jolt when one wheel went over a bump, not now. Car feels much safer at Highway speeds to."
From this thread:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=6&a...
HTH!
Quote:
"Hi i just managed to change the steering pump today, to be honest its fairly easy, just abit fiddly to get to the bolts but it was easy.
I had a spare pump but off another complete different Vehicle (brand new)_, the housing just slightly different, so i swopped the internals over to the TVR unit, i also decided to change over the relief valve and orifice outlet (output side) seems like the replacement had a bigger hole to give more flow, this is something i was after to improve baseline pressure to improve steering feel at light inputs.
Boy is it so much better! Steering feel so much improved!!! I'm not sure if my old pump was worn or not, or if the outlet orifice hole made the difference its one or the other or both.
Before the steering would jolt when one wheel went over a bump, not now. Car feels much safer at Highway speeds to."
From this thread:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=6&a...
HTH!
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