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04-11-2015, 11:47 PM | #1 |
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so out it comes, lets take a closer look at that beauty
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04-11-2015, 11:51 PM | #2 |
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and this is the burrow she left behind, I see some paper towels and Mineral Spirits in my future
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04-11-2015, 11:55 PM | #3 |
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and so it begins...
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04-11-2015, 11:58 PM | #4 |
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removed the pulley... I ordered a new pump and I'm sure it aint gonna come with a pulley, also since I don't know how much free play there should be in the shaft as it moves a tiny bit to and fro in the bearing I am cleaning this pump in case I can salvage it, the shaft actually rotates pretty smoothly I expected to hear some square bearing noise or at least rubbing
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04-12-2015, 12:00 AM | #5 |
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and a couple hours later
looks like I will be getting two new hoses, the high pressure hose and the low pressure one, both have cracks looks like all I may be keeping is the brackets and the pulley, and after all that cleaning, nice going Greg |
04-12-2015, 12:03 AM | #6 |
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ah what the heck lets get some glamour shots of that ol' pump, why not
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04-12-2015, 12:35 AM | #7 |
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Does the bracket that mounts to the water pump have the nut still attached to it? Mine didn't and it took me forever to figure out why it was such a pain in the ass to install lol. I had to weld a new nut on and fixed the issue.
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04-12-2015, 10:47 AM | #8 |
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Why yes, yes it do, here are some pics of it from different angles
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04-12-2015, 10:35 AM | #9 |
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When you refill the system, use synthetic P/S fluid. Much reduced steering effort and greater pump efficiency. I can palm the wheel lock to lock on my K10 while sitting still on clean dry pavement at 750 rpm idle.
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04-12-2015, 02:28 PM | #10 |
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cleaned that side of the block a bit to get it ready for the new pump and the newly painted brackets
it is just the right amount of clean for a truck, you don't wanna over do it you know, jk |
04-12-2015, 02:30 PM | #11 |
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Hey what do you know, there are two bolt holes down there anybody know what bolts up to those (in a different application of course, I know that) do Camaros have something there for example?
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04-12-2015, 03:04 PM | #12 |
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Lower bolt holes are for car alternator mounts or power steering mounts. You can have high or low mounts. The same holes are on the other side.
I'm glad you cleaned up that hole I was wondering if it had a frost plug in it. |
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Anybody seen factory brackets that hang the alternator off these holes?
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Low mount alternator -> http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/360668...-1/s-l1000.jpg Low mount power steering -> http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1245449377 You won't normally see these used in trucks because of our frames and how they get in the way. But in cars and older trucks they could work because of more open space. |
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04-12-2015, 06:12 PM | #16 |
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Finally!!! It took me forever but I'm finally caught up on this thread, and on Gregski's truck. I'm hooked! Great progress brother.
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for some reason I decided I was not going to paint the pulley in the valley of the belts, maybe cause it looked unpainted originally, maybe cause a part of me believed the paint would make the belt stick
so anyway, rolled up two paper towels and shoved them in the groove, and that kept the paint out nicely |
04-12-2015, 10:40 PM | #18 |
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I must say the reason I bought a GM product was because I reconned the parts would be in abundance, I mean they made 1/2 a million of 'em and then they made a 1/2 a million more, LOL
yet here we are watchin' the paint dry while we wait on the power steerin' pump to arrive |
04-12-2015, 10:44 PM | #19 |
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man I hope I 'member where at least half this hardware goes, LOL
semi cleaned, (but not too much) |
04-12-2015, 11:02 PM | #20 |
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The hardest part about re-installing the power steering pump is all the damn spacers. I'm not sure what happened with my truck but I had to use a lot of washers in different areas so that I could get my power steering pump to be squared and have a straight belt.
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Fun stuff!
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Great thread man. I just got a '75 Chevy K10 and you have given me some great ideas/tips.
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04-14-2015, 08:38 AM | #23 |
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The only thing better than the Greg's work is the Greg's commentary. Love this thread.
And I thought I told you about repinning the connector! I had to do the same thing to adapt the later column to my '74. GMC, and then again to adapt the later turn signal lever to Red Ryder as well. Very easy to do. I did manage to stab my thumb with the "professional" tool (sharp pick). Maybe I should have used a paper clip as well...
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