power steering pump
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power steering pump
Here for a second try at this topic. Can anybody verify these parts and suggest what I may do?
For 1996 I6 2wd, there is a leak where pressure hose tube goes into the nut. There may be a leak where the nut screws into the port, as well. I am attaching a photo of the new parts.
It shows on the hose end a bevel fitting that might fit to a recessed bevel for tight seal. On the pump side, however, the fitting is flat. It looks like the seal depends on o-rings and washer. I also don't know what the extra o-rings are for. The nut is also not deep enough to seat against the hole in the port.
The pump and hose I have now are both from autozone, changed about a year ago.
Both amazon and acdelco say these are the right parts.
Thank you in advance.
For 1996 I6 2wd, there is a leak where pressure hose tube goes into the nut. There may be a leak where the nut screws into the port, as well. I am attaching a photo of the new parts.
It shows on the hose end a bevel fitting that might fit to a recessed bevel for tight seal. On the pump side, however, the fitting is flat. It looks like the seal depends on o-rings and washer. I also don't know what the extra o-rings are for. The nut is also not deep enough to seat against the hole in the port.
The pump and hose I have now are both from autozone, changed about a year ago.
Both amazon and acdelco say these are the right parts.
Thank you in advance.
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Im replacing my pump on my 5.0l xlt. its just metal to metal pretty simple man. i have no idea what the gaskets go to. other then possibly the inside if your swaping the resivor out for a new one. theres some gaskets there im guessing. as for the line it just threads on metal to metal on both well actually 3 of my pumps i got laying around.
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Thank you for the reply. I wondered if that may be the case. Acdelco fitting nut is very hard to turn, I guess it means tighter seal. It'll be tricky finding the first thread.
This isn't part of the conversation, but: I also use autozone pump and this winter, it really whined at cold start (north NJ, many days good degrees below freezing). I was using Lucas stop leak/noise fluid because that's what I bought for the noisy original pump. Changing the fluid to the lighter fluid (brand name has purple in it), made it a lot less noisy on cold start. For me, Lucas stop leak did not do much, either for original pump whine or new pump low temp start. Hope this helps somebody.
This isn't part of the conversation, but: I also use autozone pump and this winter, it really whined at cold start (north NJ, many days good degrees below freezing). I was using Lucas stop leak/noise fluid because that's what I bought for the noisy original pump. Changing the fluid to the lighter fluid (brand name has purple in it), made it a lot less noisy on cold start. For me, Lucas stop leak did not do much, either for original pump whine or new pump low temp start. Hope this helps somebody.
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