My pump just recently died, i’ve taken it off the car, but i won’t be able to install a working one for now. I was wondering if i could drive my car without the pump connected, is there someway i could bleed the line ? someone told me it’d make a mess in the engine bay because it’s high powered hydralic if thats the case would there be any way to plug it ?
thanks alot
-Ped
Yes. Steering will be a bitch though. Enjoy.
Contrary to what others might say, trust me it won’t be fun.
You don’t want to plug it because it will just pressrize the internals.
Just remove the pump and drain all the fluids. Any left over fluids in the
steering arms will just drain off from the hose I would imagine :dunno:
not fun, big forarms a result.
drove my s13 with coilovers and sticky tires like that and the Cef is still missing a ps pump
don’t lie your big forearms are from other activities, :lol: :oops:
with power steering you also have a “power steering rack” and when you remove the pump you starv the rack, and in time can burn it out. (kinda like running a ps pump without fluid) it wont last to long…
don’t lie your big forearms are from other activities, :lol: :oops:[/quote]
haha i was with your sister this afternoon when you called
ok let me tell you guys why it can’t be done, i figured it out myself…
there’s a belt attached to the ps pump, and that belt is connected to the fan… if disconected the fan won’t work properly unless i get a different belt… no fan = overheating = :evil:
-Ped
Keep the A/C fan running at all times (run it through a switch if need be).
No PS pump and no clutch fan = one less belt = less parasitic loss. Doubt
it would make THAT much difference.
ohhhh you mean remove the power sterring pump completly???
umm what I would come up with would be have someone fabricate a pulley for you… some mechanics can fabricate one for you for like $100 or $50 whatever… have it ribbed the same as the stock pulley and same size and remove the pump and bolt that made pulley on… i would not know if that would work or it might i would have no clue… so this way you have the same belt sizes and your water pump would work of course because the belts would all be linked together like usual…
dont take my word for it if it would work or not hehe, but ive driven with the p/s not working for almost a year and it was a BIATCH!!!.. you get used to it after awhile but you really need to use both hands but the bitch of it all is driving slowly on roads or in a parking lot or parralel parking… under like 30 kms its gonna be really hard at first.
isn’t that belt also connected to the water pump ?
noob or what ?
PS belt DOES NOT connect to the Water Pump or the Clutch Fan etc etc…
It goes to the CRANK PULLEY and only there…
The belt which goes from the Crank to the Water Pump/Clutch Fan also goes to the ALTERNATOR!
so you can completely remove your PS and not have to worry about damaging anything other then your rack
Jeff… NICE ONE
I just thought of something thou…
If you have a SOHC KA then the PS Pump “would” connect to the Water Pump/Clutch Fan ? I think…
Not sure cause I dont have a SOHC KA and never did but I know with a SOHC the PS pump is on the passengerside of the engine bay “so it would make sense”
well the reason i thought this was because in the fsm, it’s connected together…why is that ?
in the picture,
belt 1) alternator to crank
belt 2) crank ps water pump
belt 3) crank, ac, idler
i’m looking at 1991-1993 fsm …this is why i’m confused…
calling me a noob is real mature…
I removed my powersteering pump and driving is just fine, even parking lots and slow speeds aren’t a problem. I did however leave fluid in my rack and vent it so I am not steering against the hydraulics and don’t run the risk of seizing up my PS rack.
jedi_car_fan, im positive on my DOHC engine that the fan and waterpump is run by the power steering…i had to use it when i put in my new engine because i was afriad of overheating…
anyways, if this doesnt suffice, i am pretty sure i have pictures on my computer that shows the pully holding the ps pump water pump and crank pully all in the same…
peace
-Matt
if the ps pump is connected to the water pump, loop a peice of string around the pullies, measure the string, subtract 1/2"-1" remove faqn pully, attach belt around both pullies, use pry bar to put in place.
Now stop your whining you little bitches
if the ps pump is connected to the water pump, loop a peice of string around the pullies, measure the string, subtract 1/2"-1" remove faqn pully, attach belt around both pullies, use pry bar to put in place.
Now stop your whining you little bitches[/quote]
man your always so angry lol
if the ps pump is connected to the water pump, loop a peice of string around the pullies, measure the string, subtract 1/2"-1" remove faqn pully, attach belt around both pullies, use pry bar to put in place.
Now stop your whining you little bitches[/quote]
man your always so angry lol[/quote]
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