PS pump - second look

[Kneale Brownson]

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We recently were informed here that if the seal for the shaft is not
replaced as part of a reseal process, that seal could begin sucking
air.  If it leaks past that seal, for certain it could  be sucking air.


At 09:20 PM 01/01/2002 -0700, Iain Mannix wrote:

>OK, went back out after reading the archives a little, got some
>good leads, but nothing concrete.
>
>It looks as though the front seal is leaking on the pump -
>there is a puddle under the front of the car after sitting
>for an hour or so, and a line of pentosin on the radiator
>shroud/hood, some spatter on the timing belt cover.
>
>It is not leaking enough for the pump to run _dry_, so
>I'm guessing the pump is just dead.  The leak on the front
>of the pump(behind the pulley) could explain the volcanoing,
>and as another lister mentioned, burning rubber could equal
>burning pentosin.  The rubber smell is still present around
>the belt/pulley area.
>
>I think I'm just going to buy a new pump and be done with it.
>I could reseal, but current living situations do not lend
>themselves well to benchwork, so to speak - R&R pump, no
>problem, R&Rebuild pump, ehh, big pita.
>
>Any thoughts before I call the local imported store tomorrow
>and shell out the $$$ for a new pump?  I guess something
>went wrong internally - refilled the reservoir(had dropped
>even more, about 3/4" below "low" level), still no power
>assist - the pump is not pumping, do not see any rack/hose leaks
>that would bleed enough pressure to make the pump ineffective.
>
>
>Bah.  Not leaking enough to drop pressure _that_ much,
>this pump leaked WAY more than this before I resealed
>the X caps, but it still worked fine.  I think my pump
>is no longer.
>
>
>Iain
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