1994 BRONCO/CAMPER BUILD/TRANSFORMATION

[CDA 455 II]

After I install the shorter fan belt I'm going to cycle/bleed the air from the PS system.
I want to see what happens with the PS pump, because I'm thinking said PS pump is dying.

That said;
Because I want to get the Bronco on the road, I think I'm going to replace the PS pump with another OEM pump.
1) OEM PS pump: $78+ (reman)
2) OEM pressure hose: $27
3) OEM return hose: $24
vs
1) Saginaw bracket: $100+
....Or search for one in local JYs.
2) Saginaw PS pump: $46 (reman)
3) Hoses: $104+

This will be the August project.

 

[Gumbybronco]

I vote Saginaw and this bracket is only $60ish

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[Tiha]

But if you go with a saginaw you can't tell people you have a supercharger anymore.

 

[CDA 455 II]

I vote Saginaw and this bracket is only $60ish

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I go0gled pics of it mounted; nothing.

W.A.G.:
The 3 little hole is to mount the bracket.
The 4 big holes is for mounting the PS pump.

I'm failing on how's it's mounted.

 

[arse_sidewards]

I go0gled pics of it mounted; nothing.

W.A.G.:
The 3 little hole is to mount the bracket.
The 4 big holes is for mounting the PS pump.

I'm failing on how's it's mounted.

It bolts to a Saginaw P pump or maybe a TC pump and has the 3-bolt C3 pump mounting pattern so you can bolt the Saginaw pump in your stock Ford mounting bracket.

Gates used to sell a P-pump with an adatper like that on it.

 

[CDA 455 II]

It bolts to a Saginaw P pump or maybe a TC pump and has the 3-bolt C3 pump mounting pattern so you can bolt the Saginaw pump in your stock Ford mounting bracket.

Gates used to sell a P-pump with an adatper like that on it.

Ok.🤔
My next question; goes the PS pulley line up with the other pulleys?

I went searching and found brackets that use 2 and 3 of the driverside water pump bolts.
On my Bronco one of those bolts is compromised; only half of said bolt is used.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Ok.🤔
My next question; goes the PS pulley line up with the other pulleys?

Probably. They'd sell the bracket with shims or spacers if it didn't.

I went searching and found brackets that use 2 and 3 of the driver side water pump bolts.
On my Bronco one of those bolts is compromised; only half of said bolt is used.

Those aftermarket brackets are not great. Stick with your oem stuff.

 

[CDA 455 II]

Those aftermarket brackets are not great. Stick with your oem stuff.

Cool; thanks.

 

[Gumbybronco]

I thinks it been answered, but the countersunk bolts hold the bracket to the pump and the regular bolts mount the adapter bracket to the stock ps mount. The Saginaw is a much stronger pump.
Here’s mine. 95 5.8 in an eb with remote reservoir Saginaw and an adapted York 210

 

[CDA 455 II]

Replaced some of the vacuum lines:

 

[CDA 455 II]

Factory vacuum hose routing:

How I rerouted the vacuum hoses:

I removed the baked beans can/reservoir.
Put a plug (blue dot) on the black hose, and abandoned the red hose.

My vacuum tree has 6 branches:
1) Brake booster
2) Fuel pressure regulator
3) Air B/air D
4) EVR
5) A/C sys
6) unused

 

[CDA 455 II]

The black hose plugged:

A/C sys has a direct blue vacuum hose now:

The old vacuum hoses are just laying about waiting to be removed:

 

[CDA 455 II]

Installed the shorter fan belt/topped off the PS reservoir/started the car/bled the air out of PS system.

Drove to the storage unit; discovered I lost about 20% power from steering/it feels more manual.
Is the PS pump dying?

For clarification:
Factory original PS pump (261,000 miles)
'99 4-bolt gearbox

 

[Tiha]

You could have a sticky ball joint, or axle shaft u-joint.

 

[welndmn]

All ford C2 power steering pumps can die, here it your excuse to put a Saginaw pump on it and get rid of the noise!

 

[holdmypocket]

All ford C2 power steering pumps can die, here it your excuse to put a Saginaw pump on it and get rid of the noise!

I always thought the Saginaw pump was simply more reliable, but when I swapped one on it felt like my front tires weren’t even on the ground when I turned the wheel (with 33’s.. will be funny to see how much I stress it with 40’s).

 

[CDA 455 II]

 

[CDA 455 II]

 

[CDA 455 II]

Decided to park the camper and trailer in the storage unit:

 

[CDA 455 II]

Got the camper on HF dollies:

 

[CDA 455 II]

Got the HMMWV tires on the trailer and Bronco for the first time:

 

[CDA 455 II]

Brought the top home:

 

[CDA 455 II]

Saginaw PS pump arrived with a bent/pinched off return tube:

Started the return process with Am.azon/ordering a direct replacement.

 

[CDA 455 II]

Replacement PS pump arrived:

Before I install the pulley; should I Locktite the 3 mounting bolts?

 

[holdmypocket]

Does it use lock washers on the back, a nylock nut, or one of those misshapen lock nuts, is it a flange bolt?

 

[CDA 455 II]

Does it use lock washers on the back, a nylock nut, or one of those misshapen lock nuts, is it a flange bolt?

The two rear bolts/lock washers I bought at an Ace Hardware:

I had to dig up two flat washers to take up the length of said bolt.

I'm referring to the three front bolts, that hide behind the pulley, that holds the pump to its bracket:

 

[CDA 455 II]

Went ahead and applied Loctite to said three front bolts and assembled the rest of the PS set up:

 

[CDA 455 II]

I always thought the Saginaw pump was simply more reliable, but when I swapped one on it felt like my front tires weren’t even on the ground when I turned the wheel (with 33’s.. will be funny to see how much I stress it with 40’s).

Tomorrow's project is to install the Saginaw PS pump.

I've very interested to see, after 20 years with the factory PS pump, what it'll be like with the Saginaw.

 

[WaterH]

Tomorrow's project is to install the Saginaw PS pump.

I've very interested to see, after 20 years with the factory PS pump, what it'll be like with the Saginaw.

I’m interested in this also.

 

[CDA 455 II]

I’m interested in this also.

My makeshift hoist:

Worked pretty good/as expected: