Power Steering Pump Installation; Power Steering Pump Disassembly - Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual

(4) On models with six-cylinder engine, remove
pump mounting bolts and nuts and remove pump.
(5) On models with eight-cylinder engine, if pump is
to be disassembled, remove front mounting bracket
from pump.
PUMP INSTALLATION
(1) On models with eight-cylinder engine, install
front mounting bracket on pump.
(2) On all models, position pump in mounting
bracket on engine and install pump-to-bracket attaching
bolts and nuts.
(3) Fill pump reservoir with power steering fluid
and turn pump pulley counterclockwise until bubbles no
longer appear in fluid.
(4) Install pump drive belt. Also install air pump
drive belt if equipped.
(5) Adjust belt tension. Pull back on adjuster
bracket with breaker bar until belt is tight. Tighten
adjusting bracket bolts.
(6) Check and adjust belt tension using Tension
Gauge J-23600 (fig. 2L-51). Refer to Belt Tension
Adjustment.
(7) Tighten all pump mounting bolts to 30 foot-
pounds (41 N»m) torque.
(8) Fill pump reservoir and bleed air from power
steering system. Refer to Fluid Level and Initial
Operation.
POMP DISASSEMBLY . '
(1) Remove reservoir filler cap and drain fluid from
pump. •• • .
(2) Reinstall filler cap and clean pump with solvent
to remove exterior dirt.
(3) Remove pump pulley using tool J-25034 (fig. 2L-
47). •
(4) Mount pump in vise so pump shaft is pointing
downward. Do not overtighten vise as pump body could
be distorted.
(5) Remove pump union fitting and O-ring (fig. 2L-
52). Discard O-ring.
(6) Remove pump mounting studs.
(7) Remove pump reservoir and reservoir O-ring.
Rock reservoir back and forth to unseat it. Discard 0-
ring.
(8) Remove mounting stud O-rings from counter-
bores in pump body (fig. 2L-52). Discard O-rings.
(9) Remove end plate retaining ring. Unseat ring
using punch inserted through 1/8 inch (3.17 mm) hole in
pump body opposite flow control valve and remove ring
using screwdriver (fig. 2L-53).
(10) Remove end plate and spring (fig. 2L-52). If
plate sticks in pump body, tap plate lightly with plastic
mallet to free it.
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Fig. 2L-S3 End Plate detaining i s f Romoval
Fig. 2L-54 P u p Shaft Assembly Removal
(11) Remove flow control valve and valve spring
from pump using pencil-type magnet. Or, remove pump
from vise, invert pump, and allow valve and spring to
slide out of pump bore.
(12) Remove pump shaft, thrust plate, • rotor and
vanes, pump ring, and pressure plate as assembly.
Remount pump in vise so shaft bore faces downward
and tap end of pump shaft with plastic mallet to remove.
assembly (fig. 2L-54).