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Zeph

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Hi,

After weeks of grazed knuckles I have managed to remove the p/s pulley bolts, but have noticed that the pulley doesn't seem

to move as freely as it did.

I used Irwin bolt removers as I had rounded the bolts, and as the removers are not a perfect fit

they had to be persuaded on with a hammer, is it possible that I have ruined the bearing in

the pump ?

It's taken me a few weeks due to lack of time due to the birth of a new baby plus lack of proper tools so I'm not 100%

sure whether it was like this when I started the job.

Any help would be appreciated as I don't want to put it all back together and then have to do it all again.

Thanks

Steve

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Hmmm, the Tdi p/s pump is notoriously fragile, I have seen ones where the shaft broke in half for no apparent reason. Why did you want to remove the pulley bolts? To do the P-gasket or what?

I would not trust the pump too much if you have whacked it a bit.

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yeah it was to do the P gasket, the bolts wouldn't move and started to round off so I bought some bolt removers and whacked them on with a lump hammer, also used a blow torch at one point.

The pulley still moves but only just by hand.

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yeah it was to do the P gasket, the bolts wouldn't move and started to round off so I bought some bolt removers and whacked them on with a lump hammer, also used a blow torch at one point.

The pulley still moves but only just by hand.

If you need a replacement give me a PM.

Regards

Colin

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Hi,

Sorry for the stupid question, but is there a method to attaching the high pressure power steering pipe to the pump, no matter what way I try I always end up with the pipe twisting whilst tightening.

The good news is that once this is done I'm back on the road !!!!!

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Well it's all done !

It seemed that the union was seized on the high pressure pipe to the power steering pump so I tightened it on to the pump before fitting to the engine and managed to bend the pipe so it would seat properly (I will be getting a new pipe fitted in the near future).

The only other problem I had was the Thermostat housing plug sheared, but I managed to remove the remnants and replace with a radiator blank/valve.

Thanks

Steve

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