Saturday, November 20, 2010

How do you change a power steering pump in a 1998 mercury sable?

i have a new power steering pump for my 98 sable, i herd that i will need a %26quot;pulley remover tool%26quot; but those are expensive, how do you put on a new pump and do you have to have that tool, and does NAPA auto parts have a tool lending programHow do you change a power steering pump in a 1998 mercury sable?
The pulley is made of %26quot;POS%26quot; plastic. They break easily! Random aftermarket pulley removal tools are weak and sloppy as they thread inside the power-steering pump shaft. *It would pay you great dividends if you took the old pump with the pulley attached and the new pump to your local Ford Dealership or a private mechanic and let them swap the pulleys. Be careful of the little white, fine teflon high pressure coupling ring.



I learned the hard way on this very vehicle.How do you change a power steering pump in a 1998 mercury sable?
You have a new power steering pump, not a rebuilt one from autozone. Ok, I assume you own a suction tool, remove all possible fluid from the pump, remove the pressure and return lines, remove serpentine belt, remove power steering pulley (tool is required), remove bolts holding pump on, install new pump, using tool press pulley back onto your 'new' pump, re-install the serpentine belt, re-install the lines. Jack up the front wheels off the ground, fill the resovoir with fluid, turn steering wheel Slowly back and forth all the way to right, then all the way to left 30 times periodically checking and adding fluid. Then (I assume you own a power steering flush machine or you will void your warranty) hook up the flush machine and flush the entire system. Top off fluid, check for leaks, and you're good to go.How do you change a power steering pump in a 1998 mercury sable?
you don't NEED any specific tool, it just makes the job a whole lot easier. I'm not sure if napa does or not. As for how to, That is a long explanation, you'd do yourself a much bigger service to go buy a haynes or chilton repair manual and they have step by step instructions on how to do it all.



Country boy is right with the POS plastic. I do know that you can use the PS pulley from a Mazda 6 and it's metal and it will work. You have to get it from an older 6 though.How do you change a power steering pump in a 1998 mercury sable?
Most public libraries have auto repair manuals that you could use. As for the pulley remover tool they run about 40 dollars at auto zone. It makes the replacing of the power steering pump easier.
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