Flapjack
Lunatic engine swapper
This gawddamn, cocksucking, piece of motherfucking shit power steering pump. There's nothing I hate on this car more than it. I swear it seems like I replace it more often than I fill the damn car's gas tank.
The last time I replaced it, it never stopped leaking. It wasn't until I took it off (because it was groaning and making all sorts of racket) that I realized why. The suction side fitting was off angle on the last one. It moved, so I rotated it to meet the supply line from the reservoir. I realize now that it wasn't supposed to move. The fitting was pressed in.
It also l looked different than usual. It was a block-looking fitting, where they've usually been the thin elbow that I have now. When I got the replacement, I thought "Oh, they must've given me the wrong one last time".
So today, I decide to reinstall the new one. I've been putting it off, since it's been such a snowy mess here, plus it's such a PITA. I get it in place and realize, the stupid fucking elbow is in the same place.
Realizing a lot of stuff in my car has been fabbed at somepoint (it was originally a V6), I want to make sure I'm not losing my mind here. So I took a picture. Should the elbow really be at this angle?? I'm pretty sure the GT/4.6L has the power steering pump in the upper position, but on my 5.4L, it was too close to the frame rails, so I relocated it down to the lower position (I had to get a F250 front cover to have the mounting bosses for it).
So I'm wondering what should I do? Should I try to rotate the stupid thing again? ...or should I take it back and order a different pump?
Just to be clear...
- The car was originally a 2005 V6
- The PS reservoir is the same on the GT and V6 (I believe)
- The engine is 5.4L 3v
- The front cover is from an F250 (so I could mount the power steering pump low)
- Only the last two PS pumps have had the fittings at this angle (IIRC)
(click for large)
The last time I replaced it, it never stopped leaking. It wasn't until I took it off (because it was groaning and making all sorts of racket) that I realized why. The suction side fitting was off angle on the last one. It moved, so I rotated it to meet the supply line from the reservoir. I realize now that it wasn't supposed to move. The fitting was pressed in.
It also l looked different than usual. It was a block-looking fitting, where they've usually been the thin elbow that I have now. When I got the replacement, I thought "Oh, they must've given me the wrong one last time".
So today, I decide to reinstall the new one. I've been putting it off, since it's been such a snowy mess here, plus it's such a PITA. I get it in place and realize, the stupid fucking elbow is in the same place.
Realizing a lot of stuff in my car has been fabbed at somepoint (it was originally a V6), I want to make sure I'm not losing my mind here. So I took a picture. Should the elbow really be at this angle?? I'm pretty sure the GT/4.6L has the power steering pump in the upper position, but on my 5.4L, it was too close to the frame rails, so I relocated it down to the lower position (I had to get a F250 front cover to have the mounting bosses for it).
So I'm wondering what should I do? Should I try to rotate the stupid thing again? ...or should I take it back and order a different pump?
Just to be clear...
- The car was originally a 2005 V6
- The PS reservoir is the same on the GT and V6 (I believe)
- The engine is 5.4L 3v
- The front cover is from an F250 (so I could mount the power steering pump low)
- Only the last two PS pumps have had the fittings at this angle (IIRC)
(click for large)
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