[V8] Leaking Steering Pump

[bblake1055 at aol.com]

Thanks for all the imput.? I just need to decide if I should do it now or just bite the bullet and do the timing belt at the same time.

I'm pretty sure it's ready with 122,000.? I'll have to look up the paper work for last change.? Either way it's at least 5 years

Thanks Again

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
To: bblake1055 at aol.com
Cc: v8 at audifans.com
Sent: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 2:51 pm
Subject: Re: [V8] Leaking Steering Pump


Bob,?
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I haven't done it myself, but there are a bunch of those "X" plugs, and apparently your best bets are to either:?
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a) replace the pump in its entirety?
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or?
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b) remove the pump, get a rebuild kit, and replace all of those seals and the one that joins both halves.?
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I have only done the former. The latter requires a jackhammer-like screwdriver to loosen up those caps, and time and patience, from all that I've heard. I'm sure there's a few here who have done that operation and will chime in.?
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Ingo?
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On Feb 7, 2009, at 2:37 PM, bblake1055 at aol.com wrote:?
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> Well I finally got the new "O" rings for the banjo bolt for the > steering pump and found out that it isn't the problem.?
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> The problem is the factory "Plugs" on the pump.? The one right next > to the banjo bolt is leaking.? It's looks like about the size of a > nickel and has an "X" in the middle.? Is this something that can be > fixed or does the pump have to come out and then the plug drilled out??
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> Anybody see this happen before??
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> Bob?
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