Rob Edwards

So in the process of cleaning up the GT, I took apart most averything that could be cleaned and plated, including the power steering pump pulley. After getting the plated bits back (2 months ago), I installed the PS pump into its mounting bracket and installed the pulley. I finished putting the engine back in this weekend, went for the first real drive- about 10 miles, no problems. Pulling into the driveway (turning right, thru the gutter at 2 miles an hour, all of a sudden there's a POP and the steering effort gets real tough as the pump begins spewing ATF onto the driveway.

I pulled the alternator and lo and behold, I forgot to install the lower medial pump case bolt back in. I must have installed the pulley without checking that all bolts were thru the bracket.....


What's wrong with this picture?




SO: Do I:

1- R&R the pulley, put a bolt in it, torque it down, and button everything up?

2- Disassemble the pump, re-seal it with a new RennBay kit (since the seal probably got blown out or blown apart when the case move open....) and then reassemble?

3- Worry that I've irreparably FUBAR'ed this pump since the case halves are visibly separated?

What a maroon.....

danglerb

Wild guess, but I think it needs to be opened up and looked at. If it looks ok, button it up and see how it does.

Rob Edwards

Mike-

You're right- it needed opening.

Woulda been tough to stick a bolt back in it- that's the outer gasket that's blown out:



It blew out the funky shaped gasket thing inside too:



Closeup:



Oh well, Rennbay kit on the way.

zoltan944

Bummer, I believe it was Dr. Bob who put that on

looks like an easy fix, just gotta play the waiting game tho!

Rob Edwards

Posting the re-seal video link so I can find it next week:

http://www.rennbay.com/images/vid/pu...tall_small.wmv

danglerb

It has one bolt that doesn't go in until you install it in the car?

Leon Speed

Rob, from your first pic it looks like you forgot a bolt in the upper left corner as well. The bracket goes on the pump with a bolt from both front and back.

Rob Edwards

Aryan-

I probably did, yes. Now you know why I'm nervous any time I fire up the car after a project.....

Leon Speed

Hehe, I know the feeling

Lizard928

you guys crack me up.

leperboy

Wait. So we're supposed to put all the bolts back in when we reassemble stuff?

This changes everything.

Matt

danglerb

Not if you assemble with JB Weld.