Power steering pump being removed for replacement or repair

Occurring defects in the steering hydraulic pump:

- wear of the pump bearings (constant noise from the pump);

- the flow and safety valve do not work due to contamination (there is increased pressure in the system);

- fluid leak through technological holes in the pump housing (plugs squeezed out);

Power steering repair

- fluid leak from under the pump covers.

If the steering wheel turns hard in both directions, then the pump is faulty.

Pumps can be supplied as spare parts with or without hose fittings.

Removing the pump

Raise and place the front of the car on supports.

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Remove the engine mudguard

We drain the fluid from the hydraulic booster system (see the article - Changing the oil in the GAZ-2705 hydraulic booster

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Remove the auxiliary drive belt (see article - Replacing the accessory drive belt

Loosen the clamp of the upper hose of the pump

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Disconnecting the top hose

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Unscrew the nut of the lower hose fitting, holding the nut with the second wrench

Pull the hose away from the pump.

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Remove the two pump mounting bolts

Removing the pump

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If you need to remove the bracket, then unscrew the three bolts of its fastening

Remove the bracket

Install the pump and all removed parts in reverse order

After installation, we fill the system with hydraulic fluid and pump the system.

Flushing the flow and safety valves of the hydraulic booster pump

We clean the outside of the pump from dirt.

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Using a 24 key, unscrew the plug located above the pump outlet. (Shown on removed pump for clarity.)

Remove the flow valve spring.

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Remove the spool

To prevent oil from leaking out and dirt from getting inside the pump, put the plug in place

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With a thin screwdriver, carefully remove the rubber cuff from the spool.

Having wrapped the spool body in thin cardboard or a piece of emery skin, and carefully holding it in a vice, unscrew the spool seat with a 10 key.

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When releasing the spool body from the vice, hold it vertically so as not to lose small parts of the valve.

Remove the ball, guide rod and spring from the spool body

We wash all parts in gasoline and blow with compressed air (from a pump or compressor).

We assemble the spool and install it in place in reverse order.