Stock power steering fluid cooler Saginaw pump

76BroncoPete

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• Feb 18, 2018

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Can a stock power steering fluid cooler easily work with the Saginaw conversion? Is it even necessary with the Saginaw setup?

 

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sykanr0ng

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According to power steering expert Tom Lee PS fluid should not go over 180 degrees F for it to last and to work correctly.
So it does not matter what pump or steering box you have you should have a cooler.

Whether the stock cooler is enough depends on things like where and how you drive.

 

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I had a stock cooler on my Saginaw and it didn’t work great. Got hot in Moab and blew the sector shaft seal out and I lost power steering on the trail. Put a better cooler on and have not had any issues since.


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Thanks for the helpful responses syk and Mike

 

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Thanks Tim, it is mainly a street use vehicle but does see some light off-road action from time to time

 

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You can replace it with a Derale oil cooler at about $17 for a 12” length (they make various lengths along with various mountings). I mounted mine on the cross member under the motor so that it got plenty of air. But if you can get it in front of the radiator it would be better bc the fan would pull air over it even when you are at a stop, such as crawling.

 

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Crawdad said:

You can replace it with a Derale oil cooler at about $17 for a 12” length (they make various lengths along with various mountings). I mounted mine on the cross member under the motor so that it got plenty of air. But if you can get it in front of the radiator it would be better bc the fan would pull air over it even when you are at a stop, such as crawling.

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That's what I did also. I figured if it was good enough for the later Broncos to run a plain tube under there, a little oil cooler would be better.

76BroncoPete,
I think you could run the stock cooler with the Saginaw pump, I just wanted to get the cooler out of the hot engine bay and to clean it up a little. I still think some kind of cooler wouldn't hurt, stock or aftermarket.

 

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