leaking trail gear p/s pump

[homegrowntoy]

does anyone know if there is a rebuild kit for trailgears power steering pump, leaks at the shaft. any info is apriciated..

 

[Bunk1]

Call em up and tell em whats up. Id wager they replace it free of charge.

 

[homegrowntoy]

called trailgear, they only replace in first year from original purchaser, they also have no info for a rebuild kit.. any sugestions for a quality replacement pump other than trail gears? if im going to spend that kind of money id at least like to get more than one season out of it and have the option of rebuilding it? thanks..

 

[t1h5ta3]

if its a tc pump, the parts are pretty comon. any parts store SHOULD be able to get them for you. just got to find one with people that know how to look up parts...
http://www.trail-gear.com/steering-pump-kits

 

[thursday]

I was under the impression that it is a gm-style pump, my buddy said the trail-gear bracket allows you to run a gm pump on a 22re

 

[homegrowntoy]

reproduced gm tc pump.. no part numbers on pump, going to try a seal kit for a 1987 pontiac sunbird, will know tomorow if it the right kit.

 

[homegrowntoy]

well the seal kit was the right one, but the seal cut on the shaft is deep, still leaks. trail gears pump seems to be very low quality for price. going to try a pump from a tj, looks like it should work.

 

[Damnyankee]

check the seal and see if there is a part number on it.

If there is, cross referance with Chicago Rawhide.

http://www2.chicago-rawhide.com/popup_parts_lookup_457010.htm

 

[t1h5ta3]

yha, i doubt they do a speedi sleve for a ps pump...

they prob saved $0.01 by not heat treating the shaft.

 

[Damnyankee]

you would be supprised,
I have installed spedi sleaves on 40k dollar custom made VFD duty AC motors.

 

[homegrowntoy]

replaced it with a pump for 97 tj, works great for a third of the price of trailgear, and has life time warrenty:awesomework:

 

[super samurai]

replaced it with a pump for 97 tj, works great for a third of the price of trailgear, and has life time warrenty:awesomework:

out of curiosity did the tj pump bolt right to the ttail gear mount?

 

[t1h5ta3]

all the tc pumps shuld bolt up the same.
the valve in the back of it is what controls presure and flow, you can swap them if you want. ( providing TG actualy did any thing to them) or you can mod them your self....

 

[thursday]

replaced it with a pump for 97 tj, works great for a third of the price of trailgear, and has life time warrenty:awesomework:

This is why i think i'm going to buy the bracket for my 22re from trail-gear, but not their pump. good to know

 

[homegrowntoy]

out of curiosity did the tj pump bolt right to the ttail gear mount?

it bolted up to the trail gear bracket, the feed line has a neck with a clamp now instead of a threaded fitting. havent had it off road yet but it feels just as strong as the tg pump.. give me a call next time you head over to elbe..