IROCThe5.7L

It was fine before. I carefully placed the pump out of the way. Dropped new engine in, hooked everything back up, put in a UMI Kmember and a-arms. And now no power steering. Anyone have any ideas? Maybe bad luck and the pump just went?

OrangeBird

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Crazy possibility , I know , , But , Could the belt routing be wrong and the pump not turning in the proper direction ?

I only ask because that's about the only thing that pops to mind with your description of the steering assist's failure to operate properly with the newly installed engine ...

IROCThe5.7L

The pump is turning clockwise. I'm sure the belt routing is correct. Ugh, this is driving me crazy.

Update:

When the car is running, there is no movement at all in the PS pump. The fluid doesn't move, and it didn't lower when the car started. I removed the belt and I can spin the pulley freely. There's no resistance what so ever. Guess my pump took a dump?

Updates #2: My friend said "see if your pulley wobbles". I gave the pulley a VERY slight yank and the shaft came right out of the pump. Ok, new pump it is...

Zane M

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Those "coincidentally when I did this, I lost that" kind of things will drive you crazy.

watajob

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This is exactly what happened when I did my swap. Rebuilt pump fixed me right up.

IROCThe5.7L

All I want to do is drive this thing. And it's fighting me every single step of the way. Oh well, I won't give up.