Today I attempted to remove my power steering pump that has a bad bearing and i couldnt do it. I got the mounting bolts out but I couldnt remove the bolt that connects the pump to the outlet hose. I tried to get a wrench on it and in the process i believe i stripped it a bit. What do i do now??

 

Take a pic of your predicament. Hard for us to offer a solution without being able to visualize the problem.

 

I would but my phone died and im not at home. its the hose that feeds from the power steering pump to the steering rack. i think i need to replace it because i f'd up the part that feeds into the actual pump

 

If I remember, the wrench size for that line going into the pump is 5/8". Always use flare nut wrenches on line fittings like that. If you have rounded it off, then you will have to disconnect the line at the steering rack. At that point, pull the pump and the line out together.

 

IIRC one of those fittings (probably the one you mention) has little room to get a wrench on it and swing it. You just have to be resourceful to get it loose.

 

Yeah i think ill have to do it at the steering rack, and probably have it all replaced as well, right?

 

thats what i did i didnt have any room to loosen the fiting from the pump so i disconnected it from the rack and fished the line through still connected to the pump then took the line off the pump while it was out of the car and put it on the new pump and fished it back under

 

Did you take the pulley off the pump? I had remove the power steering pump just recently and it makes it a whole lot easier to get that line off if you remove the pulley.

 

my replacement pump already has a pulley so i figured i would leave it on, and i doubt i have the proper tools to remove the pulley

 

solved it today. my dads buddy and mechanic stopped by and saved the day. got the nut off and helped me with the new pump. Saved me 45 bucks in parts haha

 

How many bolts hold the pump onto the cylinder head?

 

Two bolts hold it to the accessory bracket. You get to them through the holes in the pulley.

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