

| Subject: | Re: rebuilding power steering pump |
| From: | Pollard, Matthew |
| Date: | Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:45:49 -0800 |
I bet any power steering pump with the same bolt configuration should work, right? After all, isn't it just a hydraulic pump? Any takers on this one? -MP > -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas_M_BENSEN@umail.umd.edu [SMTP:Douglas_M_BENSEN@umail.umd.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 1:32 PM > To: Pollard, Matthew > Subject: Re: rebuilding power steering pump > > I bought mine at Pep Boys and paid aroung $175.00 for it. It was the best > price I could find at the time. > I'm sure everything is rebuildable, but getting the parts is the tricky > part. This is also the same pump that is used on some Audi cars, I think. > AT least it looks the same as my wife's Audi 90's > Hope this helps. > > Good luck, > Doug > '86 GL Westy > Maryland > > >What is the feasibility of rebuilding your powersteering pump? Or is this > a > >"plug and play" thing? > >While driving home from Joshua Tree (near Palm Springs) to Santa Clara > CA, I > >stopped at a gas station in BFE and saw smoke coming out of the side > vents > >of my rig. Uh-oh. Grabbed the fire extinguiser... and.... it was just > power > >steering fluid dripping from the power steering pump halves onto the > >exhaust! > > > >thanks for the help > >-matthew > >84 wolfsy > >PS: joshua tree was great. shorts and t-shirt climbing! new years on the > >top of Intersection rock with 2 kegs!
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