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2001 Ram 1500 power steering failure (again)
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06/18/15 10:39 PM
06/18/15 10:39 PM
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Hey guys, Late last summer the shaft snapped on my power steering pump. I then put a used unit on it from the pick & pull, and it worked until now, but was weak at slow speeds, and didn't work hardly at all when the wheels were turning in deep gravel or mud. So I finally went and ordered a re-manufactured pump from Rock Auto. Went through the Mopar shop manual procedure for bleeding the new pump. Went for a test drive and didn't make it 3' before there was a clunk and no power steering at all. Yup, pump shaft snapped on the new unit. Is there some other steering problem in the system that would make this shaft break, or did I just draw a bad re-man unit?
Last edited by GO_Fish; 06/25/15 11:07 PM.
Scott B.
"I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!"
68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph
69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph
01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4
01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph
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Re: 2001 Ram 1500 power steering failure (again)
[Re: GO_Fish]
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06/19/15 02:26 PM
06/19/15 02:26 PM
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ruderunner
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Assuming the basic Saginaw pump, they are known to snap the shafts. There's an undercut in the shaft and they snap there from time to time. Use the warranty...
Angry white pureblood male
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Re: 2001 Ram 1500 power steering failure (again)
[Re: GO_Fish]
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06/21/15 07:28 AM
06/21/15 07:28 AM
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Same basic pump. Pullies and reservoirs change with application. In the last 70s they made changes to metric threads ad o ring fittings but with the right combo of parts you could put the 01 pump on a 71 car.
Angry white pureblood male
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Re: 2001 Ram 1500 power steering failure (again)
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06/25/15 10:53 PM
06/25/15 10:53 PM
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GO_Fish
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It's got a NAPA reman unit on it now, and has been working well for a few days. So I suppose the RockAuto unit had a fracture in the shaft or something. The NAPA unit also included new O rings and a nut and bolt to pull the pulley onto the shaft, rather than using a pulley tool. I like the nut and bolt better.
What type filter am I looking for, something like a riding tractor spin on oil filter to plumb into the return line?
Scott B.
"I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!"
68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph
69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph
01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4
01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph
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