Power Steering Pump Blues.
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Power Steering Pump Blues.
My power steering pump kicked over about 6 months ago. It leaked to death, the rear seal on it went bad. I've heard that they are hard to deal with. Would anyone be up for a power steering pump lightening and rebuild service? I have the components drawn up, but haven't moved on it.
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Pat your such a hater It was actually because I took it apart. The seal was in REALLY bad shape when I reassembled it. It took about no time after the reassembly for it to start leaking. The seal was literally FLAT. I gather back when it was formed for primordial ooze it was round.
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Its been so long since I've had mine, I can't remember what it felt like to have it, but my girlfriend complains everytime she has to borrow it. I also can't help but feel like I get slowed down rolling the steering wheel over in a quick transition. There is just a little bit of resistance there that isn't there with power steering.
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I might try to depower it, and see how it turns out. Hopefully its an easier rotation with the lines looped. If I can get rid of the P/S I have to figure out a new tensioner assembly. Someone I seen through search found a tensioner from Mazda but its 150. Should I design a cheap one, or has someone already got there? (You don't know how much I was freaking out about that steel pulley being attached to my motor Yes... I was prepared to make a powersteering pump shaft out of a fresh bar of 7075 just so I could replace the press fit on steel pulley with an aluminum pulley. I know I'm sick.)
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This the idler from Mazda, its $100.
Finish Line / Rosenthal Mazda Parts & Accessories :: Miata / MX-5 :: Engine :: Idler Pulley
If you are comparing the steering effort of a depowered looped line rack and a steering system that still has the pump in the circuit with no belt you really need to loop your lines pronto.
The pump creates a huge restrction when its not pumping fluid, its wayyyy easier with the lines looped.
Finish Line / Rosenthal Mazda Parts & Accessories :: Miata / MX-5 :: Engine :: Idler Pulley
If you are comparing the steering effort of a depowered looped line rack and a steering system that still has the pump in the circuit with no belt you really need to loop your lines pronto.
The pump creates a huge restrction when its not pumping fluid, its wayyyy easier with the lines looped.
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I might try to depower it, and see how it turns out. Hopefully its an easier rotation with the lines looped. If I can get rid of the P/S I have to figure out a new tensioner assembly. Someone I seen through search found a tensioner from Mazda but its 150. Should I design a cheap one, or has someone already got there? (You don't know how much I was freaking out about that steel pulley being attached to my motor Yes... I was prepared to make a powersteering pump shaft out of a fresh bar of 7075 just so I could replace the press fit on steel pulley with an aluminum pulley. I know I'm sick.)
Kidding.
Not.
But yeah, you're ---- about little ****. Go build me a trigger wheel setup or some traction bars. Or something that does something noticeable.
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Nah, I'm all up for less mass, I'll depower my rack tomorrow and see how it goes.
Pat,
Your other parts are coming, it just takes a minute. Generally I can design most stuff in a day, but getting my manufacturers online and motivated is a whole other matter.
Pat,
Your other parts are coming, it just takes a minute. Generally I can design most stuff in a day, but getting my manufacturers online and motivated is a whole other matter.
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I never got around to doing it. I haven't been driving the Miata lately its been too icy. My car is a death trap on water, driving it on ice is almost funny. I also have had about half the car taken apart for measuring this and that. I can't wait to try it though.
On a side note I took up designing a pulley delete that is cheap and doesn't weigh 10 pounds. As soon as I can get it in a CNC machine SOMEWHERE I'll have it out. Its funny how everyone says the economy is slowing down. The machine shops definitely must NOT be apart of that.
On a side note I took up designing a pulley delete that is cheap and doesn't weigh 10 pounds. As soon as I can get it in a CNC machine SOMEWHERE I'll have it out. Its funny how everyone says the economy is slowing down. The machine shops definitely must NOT be apart of that.
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