Dodge ram truck 3500 1996 Service Manual page 1372

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(8) Remove the pump pulley, to access pump
attaching bolts.
(9) Remove the front pump bracket (Fig. 3). On
8.0L engine remove rear pump bracket (Fig. 4).
Fig. 3 Pump Mounting 3.9L, 5.2L and 5.9L
FRONT
B R A C K E T
PULLEY J 9 4 1 9 - 2 7
Fig. 4 Pump Mounting 8.0L
INSTALLATION
( 1 ) Install the front pump bracket and tighten
bolts to 47 N-m (35 ft. lbs.). On 8.0L engine install
rear pump bracket and tighten nut to 47 N-m (35 ft.
lbs.), tighten bolts to 24 N-m ( 1 8 ft. lbs.).
(2) Install the pump pulley.
(3) Install steering pump assembly on the engine
block. Install the upper stud and bolt in bracket.
(4) Pivot the pump down past the coolant tube and
install the lower bolts in bracket.
(5) Tighten the bolts and nut to 41 N-m (30 ft.
lbs.).
(6) Connect the hoses to the pump.
(7) Install the serpentine drive belt refer to Group
7, Cooling for belt routing.
(8) Fill the reservoir with power steering fluid,
refer to Pump Initial Operation
POWER STEERING PUIVSP—DIESEL ENGINE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove and cap steering pump hoses and vac­
uum pump vacuum line.
(2) Remove the sender unit from engine block and
plug hole in block (Fig. 5).
P U M P E N G I N E B L O C K
Fig. 5 Oil Pressure Sending Unit
(3) Remove and cap the oil feed line from the bot­
tom of the vacuum pump (Fig. 6).
(4) Remove the lower bolt that attaches the vacu­
um/steering pump assembly to the engine block.
Remove the nut from the steering pump attaching
bracket (Fig. 6).
(5) Remove upper bolt from the pump assembly
(Fig. 7) and remove the assembly.
(6) Remove the mounting gasket.
(7) Remove the steering pump to vacuum pump
bracket attaching nuts (Fig. 8).
(8) Slide the steering pump from the bracket. Use
care not to damage the internal oil seal in the vac­
uum pump (Fig. 9).
(9) Remove the two pump body spacers.