how to: ps removal with cs bracket

TurboTank · 10-17-2006, 11:44 PM

I did the power steering removal today on my 91 se-r. pretty simple I rate this a 5 out of 10 in difficulty. this is also my version of the removal, with the help of custom steels pully and bracket.

step one remove old ps belt

remove the 24mm banjo bolt from bottom of pump. it helps to have a lift to get to all of this.

also remove the resovor and the large and small hoses from the pump/ cooler on the frame rail

remove the top bolt and jam nut assembly from the top side of the ps pump compleatly removing everything out of the bracket.

now remove the two 12mm bolts and the one 14mm bolt from the backing plate. this has to be done from the bottom, and the bottom bolt is the piviot bolt for the ps pump. after these are out the pump will be able to fall out the bottom.

now remove the 3 14mm bolts that hold the cast bracket to the block.

now the block is empty now.

use 2 of the 14mm bolt from the cast bracket and attach the new cs bracket to the block.

TurboTank · 10-17-2006, 11:45 PM

now its mounted up.

now goto the auto parts store and buy a 4 rib 29 inch belt.

ull have to take the alternator belt off first but u know that right.lol

next im gonna show you how i removed the Reservor, this can be done in several diffrent ways but this is how i did mine with parts from auto zone.

get a small copper tube cutter and cut the 2 lines here.

buy a 3/8" tee from the hardware store and a hand full of 5/8 worm clamps. also pick up a couple feet of 3/8" fuel line of your choice. make up the loop like this.

also run through the rice asle at the zone and pick up a 3/8" breather and fuel filter.

remove the insides out of the filter.

basicly apply the filer on top of the loop setup you made earlier.a zip tie helps hold it in place

fill the filter up with ps fluid and tighten down the breather. i used an old gear oil bottle to fill it up.

also get a couple cans of brake clean and spray the crap out of everything that got leaked on for a while.

your all done now. first impressions were that i think i need a tie rod lol. u can feel alot now. also it pulls alittle better up top of 4th gear.

i hope this helps

tank

AG>SR · 10-18-2006, 09:40 AM

...does the fluid really expand so much that you have to put a breather on the lines?..

....I've been on the fence about this for a while....

.....how much assist" is taken away from the handling?

....is is comparable to stalling with the ps system intact?

....very interested is how this works out for you...

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MIXMASTAP2 · 10-18-2006, 10:13 AM

also very interested in the final results. aka....parkinglot speed stuff, any fluid leaking after install, problems with power rack not having power...anything and everything. will do this today if all seems to be good!

Yahnozha · 10-18-2006, 11:13 AM

NICE writeup!!! now hopefully your engine bay will stay a bit cleaner

Blair · 10-18-2006, 11:14 AM

I pulled mine in my track car. Parking lot speed stuff was awful. It was really nice once on track and at speed. The feel was fantastic, but driving the car on the street or around the paddock was a chore. I went back to PS on my car.

Serban · 10-18-2006, 11:26 AM

Very nice write up. You can always change out the rack, get a sentra E manual rack, it is easier to turn with a manual one rather than leaving the PS rack on but disconnected.

TurboTank · 10-18-2006, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Serban

Very nice write up. You can always change out the rack, get a sentra E manual rack, it is easier to turn with a manual one rather than leaving the PS rack on but disconnected.

i might do that. as my rack has some torn boots and might not be in the best shape