power steering pumps: A1 Cardone versus ZF

[Tony Hoffman]

I'll agree 100%!!

I replaced two with "rebuilt" pumps on customer cars a couple of years ago.
Not sure where either was rebuilt, but one started leaking after 6 months,
the other just after one year. I rebuilt both myself the second time, and
both are running strong. It's probably been three or four years. I also did
my own on the V8, and got 60k out of the rebuild before the rest of the car
caught up (as in too much to fix, it's a parts car). The kit for t44's was
$12 last I checked.

HTH,
Tony

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 12:28 PM, David Giannandrea <
david.giannandrea at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I don't think the 'general public' rebuilders are very good at what they
> do.
> I ordered a rebuild from Jorgen (very reputable) that was rebuilt by a
> company in Arizona. Turned out that the pump I was replacing in my urS4 was
> rated at 120bar while the replacement was rated at 100bar (after scraping
> the paint of the tag). Neither party would admit error and I wound up
> paying
> the restocking fee.
>
> I later bought the $400+ correct (and well built) pump from SJS.
>
> Make sure you get a guarantee. Good luck.
>
> David G.