05-31-2015, 04:50 PM | #1 |
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power steering pulley
I know I could not be the only one to think this but could not find anything about it... Drilling access holes when needing to remove power steering pump. I don't know if it will throw off the balance or what.. And yes it's all metal
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05-31-2015, 10:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: power steering pulley
If the holes were needed the factory would have put them there. Front wheel drive gm cars had access holes but trucks need a puller to remove it. The pulley should have a groove in the nose area for the puller to latch onto it. Do a google search on gm power steering pump puller and you will be able to see if this is whats needed.
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05-31-2015, 11:20 PM | #3 |
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Re: power steering pulley
GM does a lot of things that don't make sense some times... I was just asking if it would effect it working properly...
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06-01-2015, 12:17 AM | #4 |
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Re: power steering pulley
Balance at high RPM would be a problem if they were not the same
Are there some steel pulleys that have three spokes, and access to the bolts available without removing the pulley
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06-01-2015, 12:44 AM | #5 |
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Re: power steering pulley
Ok thanks...
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06-01-2015, 07:56 AM | #6 |
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Re: power steering pulley
Just drill your hole what you need and then drill another on the opposite side to counter balance . Doubt it will hurt the integrity at all . A lot go gm pulleys have lots of holes in them.
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06-06-2015, 11:00 AM | #7 |
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Re: power steering pulley
there's a bunch of options with holes. search on ls1tech about PS pulleys and there's 3-4 dorman part numbers and some JY stuff too.
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06-06-2015, 07:07 PM | #8 |
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Re: power steering pulley
If your worried about balance drill 3 equally spaced holes in the pulley. If balance was an issue the belt yanking on the pump in one direction would cause all sorts of problems. A ps pump pulley puller isn't terribly expensive though.
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