Power Steering Pump Removal?
I may need a new power steering pump.
here is a related thread
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94076
So in case I do I was reading the infamous Haynes manual. I couldn't figure out why it says to drain the coolant on V8 only models?
This is what I was going to do, or prepared to do.
Use a suction to get as much of the fluid out of the reservoir as possible first
Disconnect the lines from the pump, I'm guessing an inlet and an outlet.
use a power steering pulley remover tool thing to get the pulley off
unbolt the pump from the bracket / engine
take it in for a new one, and go backward to re-install
I figure since the pump is up high and I don't recall it being too crowded. I should be able to do this with just those steps. Those are the basic steps from Haynes but it has extra stuff, like remove the air intake duct (WTF), drain coolant. On 93-97 if talks about removing heater hoses, and alternator, and stuff.
I don't even know why it wants me to take off the air intake duct?
Am I missing something here?
thanks
kool-aide