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Parkerj92
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I just finished putting everything back on and it feels pretty good not having to worry about loss of power steering at low rpm.
I bought a proquipped bracket and installed a 2006 corvette ps pump. Was easier said than done because I ran into the problem of the 16mmtype 3 swivel o-ring and 16mm type 3 Long swivel o-ring. I have no idea how it works. Seems to be an internal o ring bubble flare but I have no clue how they’re made/ assembled.
So since the pump had the inlet on the top, I extended the high pressure by getting a ford escort ps line.female to male swivel oring. I think this was a mistake because it made the pressure sensor port in the middle of the line instead of near the pump.
I drove with no power assist for 6 months.
I had to blip the throttle to turn at low speeds.
Now I bought a 30inch hydraulic hose made at a nearby shop for 50$ with 2 90 degrees going opposite directions , I put the original inlet which was 16x1.5 oring to 6an on the pump side then bought a female 6an to male 6an with a 1/8 npt port for the ps assist sensor. For the rack connection I ground of the tube part on a 16mm x 1.5 fitting so it resembled the type 3 long swivel o ring. Then I put an o ring at the top of the base of the threads and tightened till it smushed. I used a vacuum hand pump to bleed the system.
I bought an 06 jeep wrangler pump also but i think it failed. The cap for the reservoir seemed to not have a vent hole and when I took the cap off it would release pressure. The 06 corvette pump reservoir had a vent that would spew atf out if it was overfilled.
I still have to shorten the ps pump bolts. They were 3 stainless 5/16. I’m running atf+4. Much quieter than the stock pump. I think anyone could do this swap if they had a vice and bought those an6 kits on cramazon. The pump was around 60$ the adapter was around 85$ the line was around 55$ the fittings were around 40$
I bought a proquipped bracket and installed a 2006 corvette ps pump. Was easier said than done because I ran into the problem of the 16mmtype 3 swivel o-ring and 16mm type 3 Long swivel o-ring. I have no idea how it works. Seems to be an internal o ring bubble flare but I have no clue how they’re made/ assembled.
So since the pump had the inlet on the top, I extended the high pressure by getting a ford escort ps line.female to male swivel oring. I think this was a mistake because it made the pressure sensor port in the middle of the line instead of near the pump.
I drove with no power assist for 6 months.
I had to blip the throttle to turn at low speeds.
Now I bought a 30inch hydraulic hose made at a nearby shop for 50$ with 2 90 degrees going opposite directions , I put the original inlet which was 16x1.5 oring to 6an on the pump side then bought a female 6an to male 6an with a 1/8 npt port for the ps assist sensor. For the rack connection I ground of the tube part on a 16mm x 1.5 fitting so it resembled the type 3 long swivel o ring. Then I put an o ring at the top of the base of the threads and tightened till it smushed. I used a vacuum hand pump to bleed the system.
I bought an 06 jeep wrangler pump also but i think it failed. The cap for the reservoir seemed to not have a vent hole and when I took the cap off it would release pressure. The 06 corvette pump reservoir had a vent that would spew atf out if it was overfilled.
I still have to shorten the ps pump bolts. They were 3 stainless 5/16. I’m running atf+4. Much quieter than the stock pump. I think anyone could do this swap if they had a vice and bought those an6 kits on cramazon. The pump was around 60$ the adapter was around 85$ the line was around 55$ the fittings were around 40$
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