Mine started leaking badly all of a sudden. I think where it seems to be leaking from is unusual, as well. Facing the pump, upper right, right next to the cambelt cover(so you can't get at that point), bolt sits in a recess...pouring out. Any body have a clue if I can solve this with a seal or something?

Thanks Guys,

John

My email is updated aqnd works....had an expired address in there.

 

http://www.intellexual.net/faq.html#041

 

And it looks like I got your "chery". Good solid advice and great instructions in that link.

I have talked to a couple mechs and they confirmed that there is a simple "O" ring under a spring seat that has failed. This is a used pump and it had seen a lot of use when I got it so the advice is that all the seals are dried out from age and the pump needs rebuilt. The first leak took out the alternator by saturating the brushes and that made them little cutting tools that destroyed the commutator. This time the alternator is flooded again so I guess I will have to get it rebuilt again. I guess I am answering my own question but I am smarter since I first posted this problem.

Thanks again EMU,

John

 

ur welcome, sorry for the delay but i dont check these forums regularly.

my power steering pump is leaking too on my 98 sc400 but my toyota mech (family friend) just said to replace it so that whats im doin next week. Im glad the link helped a buddy of mine has had his sc so he recommended that site.

other than that, im not much of a motor head (yet) so a lot of what you said went in one ear and out the other lol

-EmU

 

Would anyone have these instructions anywhere else? The link does not work

 

Here

http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/steer...mprebuild.html