Leaking Power Steering Fluid - 97' Dakota 3.9L
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03-27-2014 | 11:51 PM
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My pulley came off and went back on real easy. I removed the pump with the pulley still attached and set the pump on the garage floor, braced it up against one leg of my workbench. Each leg is made of two 2x4's nailed together, they are very solid and made it a lot easier to work the pulley tool. Seems I remember using a couple of 6" C-clamps to hold the pump against the work bench leg. I guess sometimes when working by yourself you have to come up with ways to get things done. It would have been much easier to buy a pump and new pulley already assembled but I don't think the store where I got my new pump carried the one with a new pulley attached. The ps pulley was easy for me to do but if there is a hard way to do something, you can count on me to find it.
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03-28-2014 | 12:05 AM
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On my V6, we pulled the pump with the pulley still on as I recall- we removed the block side of the mount, not the pump side. Once you pull the battery (we left the tray in) and remove the belt, I would suggest what Jimmy said and just unhook the lines at the rack, the connections are easy to get to, and replace the lines with the pump.
We used a steering wheel puller and torch to get the pulley off. Then we put the pulley in the oven at 250 degrees and zip-tied ice packs to the shaft of the new pump. After an hour in the oven and about 6 ice packs, we mated the two together on the workbench, and put the pump on the motor. The big thing is getting the pulley in the right spot so the belt doesn't slide off.
We used a steering wheel puller and torch to get the pulley off. Then we put the pulley in the oven at 250 degrees and zip-tied ice packs to the shaft of the new pump. After an hour in the oven and about 6 ice packs, we mated the two together on the workbench, and put the pump on the motor. The big thing is getting the pulley in the right spot so the belt doesn't slide off.
Wow, kudos for the oven and ice packs idea!
They sound very intimidating though, I might need to think twice about doing it myself.
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03-28-2014 | 12:18 AM
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Thanks for the responses Jimmy!
Unfortunately my local store sells the pump and pulley separately, they don't come together.
If they were to sell the combo for the 3.9L engine, they would have to include the pump mounting bracket too because it's between the pulley and the pump. I can't even find this kind of set up even on Amazon.
Unfortunately my local store sells the pump and pulley separately, they don't come together.
If they were to sell the combo for the 3.9L engine, they would have to include the pump mounting bracket too because it's between the pulley and the pump. I can't even find this kind of set up even on Amazon.
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03-28-2014 | 12:43 AM
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Thanks for the responses Jimmy!
Unfortunately my local store sells the pump and pulley separately, they don't come together.
If they were to sell the combo for the 3.9L engine, they would have to include the pump mounting bracket too because it's between the pulley and the pump. I can't even find this kind of set up even on Amazon.
Unfortunately my local store sells the pump and pulley separately, they don't come together.
If they were to sell the combo for the 3.9L engine, they would have to include the pump mounting bracket too because it's between the pulley and the pump. I can't even find this kind of set up even on Amazon.
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03-28-2014 | 12:49 AM
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these are probably the best pics i got. Look under and to the driver side the compressor pulley and you can see the P/S mount going up at a 45 degree angle. One of the bolts holds the upper coolant hose support.
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