[V8] Leaking Steering Pump

[Ed Kellock]

You can extricate the pump easily enough that it need not necessarily be
considered as part of a full t-belt job.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of bblake1055 at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 1:58 PM
> To: ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] Leaking Steering Pump
> 
> 
> 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,?
> ?
> I haven't done it myself, but there are a bunch of those "X" 
> plugs, and apparently your best bets are to either:? ?
> a) replace the pump in its entirety?
> ?
> or?
> ?
> b) remove the pump, get a rebuild kit, and replace all of 
> those seals and the one that joins both halves.? ? 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.? ? Ingo? ? On Feb 
> 7, 2009, at 2:37 PM, bblake1055 at aol.com wrote:? ?
> > 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.? ?  
> 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?? ?  Anybody 
> >see this happen before?? ?  Bob? ?
> > 91 V8 - (Waiting on new voltage regulator & Belt to come in)?
> > 92 V8 (busted steering pump)?
> > 93 V8 (need to get the 20" wheels off it)?
> > 93 V8 (Still hanging in there)?
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