Post by dorsetflyer on Jul 9, 2008 13:46:28 GMT
As stated on another thread, about a week ago I had the embarrassment of the pump emptying its contents in a car park thereby rendering the power steering useless. 
Having taken it out for examination this was the result
It would appear there was a sand casting fault from early on in its life. I would hazard a guess that's the original fit.
While everything else was stripped down although the fan belt looked OK this was what it was like after I had removed it.
At a normal glance down it looked perfectly acceptable.
It is worth ignoring the manual when doing this job, as not only do you have to remove the radiator but also the aircleaner and the elbow.
The easiest way for access is to remove the grille, radiator, and coil. You can then work from the front to remove the dynamo and pump as one assy. Virtually everything is easy to work on and probably the most fiddly bit is removing the rear dynamo fixing. I used a length of 2x1 wood balanced on the engine mount bracket to stop the assy from dropping too far.
This piece of wood was very handy when re-assembling the heavy lump as you could control the lift easily to get the rear fixing in.
It's also a doddle replacing both belts and getting their tension right, luckily although the belts are different they are both the same tension.
My thanks goes to Mark (ROVERP5) for his idea to work from the front of the car.
I'm now just waiting for a break in the weather to be able to test the replacement and bleed the system.
Went to test everything yesterday and as I operated the starter I realised I had fitted the fan blades the wrong way round. No damage other than a bit of paint missing off the blades. Not an easy job without removing the radiator so I gave in and removed it again.
This morning I bled the steering system and hey presto I now have power steering back again.
To save any strain on the steering whilst stationary I jacked up the front of the car sufficiently to turn the steering wheel from lock to lock without scrubbing the tyres making it much easier, About three pints of fluid was used to bleed the system.
After a test run, there were no leaks evident in either the power steering lines or the coolant, so I can enjoy the car once again.
Having taken it out for examination this was the result
It would appear there was a sand casting fault from early on in its life. I would hazard a guess that's the original fit.
While everything else was stripped down although the fan belt looked OK this was what it was like after I had removed it.
At a normal glance down it looked perfectly acceptable.
It is worth ignoring the manual when doing this job, as not only do you have to remove the radiator but also the aircleaner and the elbow.
The easiest way for access is to remove the grille, radiator, and coil. You can then work from the front to remove the dynamo and pump as one assy. Virtually everything is easy to work on and probably the most fiddly bit is removing the rear dynamo fixing. I used a length of 2x1 wood balanced on the engine mount bracket to stop the assy from dropping too far.
This piece of wood was very handy when re-assembling the heavy lump as you could control the lift easily to get the rear fixing in.
It's also a doddle replacing both belts and getting their tension right, luckily although the belts are different they are both the same tension.
My thanks goes to Mark (ROVERP5) for his idea to work from the front of the car.
I'm now just waiting for a break in the weather to be able to test the replacement and bleed the system.
Went to test everything yesterday and as I operated the starter I realised I had fitted the fan blades the wrong way round. No damage other than a bit of paint missing off the blades. Not an easy job without removing the radiator so I gave in and removed it again.
This morning I bled the steering system and hey presto I now have power steering back again.
To save any strain on the steering whilst stationary I jacked up the front of the car sufficiently to turn the steering wheel from lock to lock without scrubbing the tyres making it much easier, About three pints of fluid was used to bleed the system.
After a test run, there were no leaks evident in either the power steering lines or the coolant, so I can enjoy the car once again.
