Re: Federal PS pump for a 440??
[Re: ahy]
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11/01/13 10:17 PM
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tallzag
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Changing around power steering pumps can be a big pain. All the brackets are different from slant 6 to sb to big block and all the pulley's are different as well. It's never a simple swap.
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Re: Federal PS pump for a 440??
[Re: holtzdog55]
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11/02/13 07:56 AM
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SteveS
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The U-code '73 Polara 440 CHP cruiser has a Federal pump.
Steve
Someday I'll have another C-body.
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Re: Federal PS pump for a 440??
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11/02/13 11:33 AM
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Rick_Ehrenberg
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Overall, the Saginaw is a better pump, plus, it is much easier to reduce the line pressure for improved "road feel" - see: MA - Pump It Down article
Brackets, pulleys, and hoses are no problem, widely available.
Rick
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Re: Federal PS pump for a 440??
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11/03/13 08:54 PM
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sthemi
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I have one on my '67 300 that looks to be OE AFAIK.
I need to fix it, too, as the pump body to reservoir seal is leaking
that is simply an O ring gasket, take it off the car and change the O ring.
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Re: Federal PS pump for a 440??
[Re: sthemi]
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11/04/13 02:17 AM
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Quote:
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I have one on my '67 300 that looks to be OE AFAIK.
I need to fix it, too, as the pump body to reservoir seal is leaking
that is simply an O ring gasket, take it off the car and change the O ring.
Thanks, I have done a rebuild in the past on a ps pump, so I know what it requires, but I no longer have the tools that I used to have, and the apt. complex I live in takes a dim view of doing repairs in the car port, not that I haven't had or done some repairs in said carport
And I think I was incorrect in my 1st post, I think I have the TRW unit, not the Federal unit
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Re: Federal PS pump for a 440??
[Re: MowP4rsn]
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11/18/13 03:28 PM
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Thanks for that image, John.
I double checked the back of the pump reservoir and made sure that it had that long indentation, which it does, so Thompson/TRW unit it is and NOT a Federal unit.
That is correct. They are often mistaken as being one in the same but in fact are different when it comes to the mounting bracket areas. They are interchangeable but a different reservoir can...
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