PS Pump on a 92 Paseo....

[per4manz]

What is the proper (or easiest) way to remove the PS pump from a 92 Paseo?

I have the tensioner and bolt (underneath pump) that keeps it all tensioned loosened, but am having trouble getting the top hose off. As I turn the bolt holding the top hose to the hexagonal shaft it is attached to, the shaft spins. I have tried to get vise-grips, wrenches, etc. around the shaft, but the bracket that attaches to the bottom hose gets in the way. Is it possible the bolt is reverse-threaded?

Also, is the shaft for the pulley reverse-threaded? Not too sure about it.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[Qslim]

I'm not real clear as to what you're talking about. The return hose is removed simply by pulling it off, and the pressure hose is removed by taking out the union bolt.

[per4manz]

The union bolt is what will not come loose. It threads into a hexagonal shaft coming out of the top of the pump. When I attempt to break the union bolt loose, the entire shaft spins with it as I turn. Unfortunately, there is no room to get a wrench around that hexagonal shaft to hold it still because the black return hose fitting is part of a bracket that keeps the pressure hose from moving around and it interferes with the wrench . I can't remove the return house fitting/bracket combo as it is also bolted on the side behind the pulley, so I will have to wait until the pump is out and I can remove the pulley to get to that bolt.

Is the union bolt reverse-threaded by chance?

[Qslim]

Originally Posted by per4manz

The union bolt is what will not come loose. It threads into a hexagonal shaft coming out of the top of the pump. When I attempt to break the union bolt loose, the entire shaft spins with it as I turn. Unfortunately, there is no room to get a wrench around that hexagonal shaft to hold it still because the black return hose fitting is part of a bracket that keeps the pressure hose from moving around and it interferes with the wrench . I can't remove the return house fitting/bracket combo as it is also bolted on the side behind the pulley, so I will have to wait until the pump is out and I can remove the pulley to get to that bolt.

Is the union bolt reverse-threaded by chance?

Alright, I get it. The union bolt isn't reverse threaded, so you'll have to figure something else out here. If you have access to air, I bet you could zip that sucker right out with an impact gun and a socket. But barring that, I'd say your best bet is to go ahead and take the pivot bolt out and get the pump whole pump loose so you can move it around and get a wrench on the housing.
BTW I always managed to get the pulley off by jamming an old extension in one of the pulleys holes to lock it in place. Good luck.

[per4manz]

Got it changed out. However, I noticed that there is a small leak from the bottom of the return fitting when the car is idle - when I rev the engine up it no longer leaks. Before I go taking it back out to fix it, I want to make sure it is the o-ring gasket on the return fitting and not the fact that I filled the system with plain old power steering fluid before I noticed on the reservoir that the system was supposed to have ATF in it. Is it possible that by using PS fluid instead that it is able to slip by the o-ring? I just don't want to take it all back off if a simple fluid change would suffice. Other than that, everything seems fine other then the noisiness of the new pump, which I expected.

Thanks for the help!

[Paseo15psi]

I would change the fluid anyway, regular PS fluid is a bit light.