I am wondering why, now that power steering pump on my truck has been changed, the pulley will no longer stay on. When my dad originally changed the pump he did not have the proper tool to press it back on, so he hammered it on. Ever since it was hammered it on the pulley will no longer stay on. We have tried another new pump but the pulley is the same. Anyone have any Ideas on how I can keep the pulley on. Will a locking nut or something keep it on?About the power steering pump on a 1990 Ford F150....?
The only thimg I can think of, is to weld it in place, or use some JB WELD ORIGINAL, not the QUICK type. If you use the JB WELD, you need to let it cure for 24 hours, before you put the belt back on. Good luck.About the power steering pump on a 1990 Ford F150....?
The pulley is definitely damaged. Could it be fixed? Most likely... yes, by a machinist. However, the odds are that it would cost you less just to get a new or used one that's in serviceable shape and install it the right way... rather than hammer it on which will damage it too. They are pressed on and pulled off by using specific tools, as you most likely already know. Whatever you do, make sure it's done right when you get another one.
As you found out, a new pump won't solve your problem. Pumps come WITHOUT the pulley on purpose. Why? Because various engines in various vehicles use different pulleys. They all may use the same pump however... but the pulley sizes or even the number of slots they have for belts may be different. So there you have it. You keep your pulley because it obviously works with your rig.
If you know a machinist that can hook you up, they should be able to dial in the pulley on a lathe or milling machine and overbore the shaft hole. They can then machine and press in a repair sleeve and re-bore it to factory specs. That repair if done right will last a lifetime. As I said though... paying a machinist to do what is required to fix your pulley will most likely cost more than another pulley.
As for installing a locking nut, there shouldn't be any threads on the pump's shaft so that's not an option. If there happens to be... I'll be in shock... but see if the threads are reversed against the direction that the pulley turns. If they are, the nut will self tighten as the pump turns. It may work.
Using anything as cheesy as JB Weld is simply stupid... they might as well have told you to try to superglue the pulley on. Neither will last for long... fix it right the first time. Welding is also out. Do that and you cannot use the pump for a core when you get another one. Bottom line? Get another pulley be it new or used. Best wishes!
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get a new pulley and press it on.About the power steering pump on a 1990 Ford F150....?
he ruined the pulley/needs to be installed the right way
