I had my smartphone with me this time to take some pics as I swap out the pump. I've done this so much times that I kept the "unopened" brand new pump pulley remover lease out tool and should be valuable if I was ever in a NASCAR pit crew.
Obligatory parts grab pic. Pump is for a 2010 2500HD gas truck since part numbers for older trucks are obsolete. The Dragonball Z card set is NOT needed for the pump swap. I loved the anime/cartoon when I was a kid and just got obsessed again. New pulley just in case. Not shown are the two pressure fitting o-rings which were $8 EACH at the dealership. Two of the three stuff is made in the USA.
Don't bother with a reman pump. Third time was not the charm. Not worth wasting the time with junkyard pumps too. Bit the bullet buying brand new OEM at the dealership. Online has it wayyyy cheaper.
I have the luxury of electric fans in my 02 Silverado taken from an 06 Silverado with OEM fans and relay setup. For guys with the fan , remove fan first with the shroud. Then put a 15mm wrench on the tensioner pulley nut, turn clockwise (right) and slip the belt off.
Then using the GM Power Steering Pump Anti-Theft Pulley remover, remove the pulley to expose the bolts to remove the pump off the bracket. Watch out for thieves stealing your power steering pump once you get that pulley off.
Almost there...
Before removing the pump place a trash bag under the pump, use a turkey baster to remove the fluid from the reservoir and using a 16mm and 14mm wrench remove the pressure lines and a flathead screwdriver to remove the return line.
Remove the three front facing bolts and the single rear bolt and lower the pump into the bag and work the pump around the bracket hoses and wires.
Well Goku you lost this battle. Third Cardone reman pump. I thought I learned my lesson back in NYE 2012.
Need to transfer the hard pressure line and the pump to block mounting brackets to the new pump.
Installation is the reverse of removal. New pump has two return fittings for future hydroboost install.
Install lines, add fluid and check for initial leaks before installing pulley.
Press on pulley onto shaft using the special tool. I betcha there are some guys pounding the pulley on with a sledgehammer.
Put belt back on, reinstall fan, slightly overfill reservoir to the bottom of the reservoir filler neck (raising vehicle to turn steering wheel lock to lock will not bleed the pump cavity of air). Steering will be funny for a couple hours as fluid foams but fluid should be clear of foam the next day and should be topped off to full cold line before first start.
Obligatory parts grab pic. Pump is for a 2010 2500HD gas truck since part numbers for older trucks are obsolete. The Dragonball Z card set is NOT needed for the pump swap. I loved the anime/cartoon when I was a kid and just got obsessed again. New pulley just in case. Not shown are the two pressure fitting o-rings which were $8 EACH at the dealership. Two of the three stuff is made in the USA.
Don't bother with a reman pump. Third time was not the charm. Not worth wasting the time with junkyard pumps too. Bit the bullet buying brand new OEM at the dealership. Online has it wayyyy cheaper.
I have the luxury of electric fans in my 02 Silverado taken from an 06 Silverado with OEM fans and relay setup. For guys with the fan , remove fan first with the shroud. Then put a 15mm wrench on the tensioner pulley nut, turn clockwise (right) and slip the belt off.
Then using the GM Power Steering Pump Anti-Theft Pulley remover, remove the pulley to expose the bolts to remove the pump off the bracket. Watch out for thieves stealing your power steering pump once you get that pulley off.
Almost there...
Before removing the pump place a trash bag under the pump, use a turkey baster to remove the fluid from the reservoir and using a 16mm and 14mm wrench remove the pressure lines and a flathead screwdriver to remove the return line.
Remove the three front facing bolts and the single rear bolt and lower the pump into the bag and work the pump around the bracket hoses and wires.
Well Goku you lost this battle. Third Cardone reman pump. I thought I learned my lesson back in NYE 2012.
Need to transfer the hard pressure line and the pump to block mounting brackets to the new pump.
Installation is the reverse of removal. New pump has two return fittings for future hydroboost install.
Install lines, add fluid and check for initial leaks before installing pulley.
Press on pulley onto shaft using the special tool. I betcha there are some guys pounding the pulley on with a sledgehammer.
Put belt back on, reinstall fan, slightly overfill reservoir to the bottom of the reservoir filler neck (raising vehicle to turn steering wheel lock to lock will not bleed the pump cavity of air). Steering will be funny for a couple hours as fluid foams but fluid should be clear of foam the next day and should be topped off to full cold line before first start.
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