Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 724

Power Steering Pump
Disassembly (cont'd)
1. Drain the fluid from the pump.
2. Hold the steering pump in a vise with soft jaws,
hold the pulley with the special tool, and remove
the pulley nut and pulley.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the pump hous-
ing with the jaws of the vise.
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3. Loosen the flow control valve cap with a hex wrench
and remove it.
4. Remove the O-ring, flow control valve and spring.
5. Remove the inlet joint and O-ring.
6. Remove the pump cover and pump cover seal.
7. Remove the outer side plate, pump cam ring, pump
rotor, pump vanes, side plate and O-rings.
8. Remove the snap ring, then remove the pump drive
shaft by tapping the shaft end with the plastic ham-
mer.
9. Remove the pump seal spacer and pump seal.