Removing power steering pump... do I plug the steering box holes?

hollowch · Jul 3, 2012

Long story short, I need to run my car without my power steering pump for a little while. I have those two hoses running out of my power steering box to the pump, now they are just dangling there. Am I supposed to unscrew those from the box, and plug the holes with bolts?

What about fluid? I take it you just fill it up before plugging, right?

And just wondering... but I've got 37's... how much of a PITA is that thing going to be to maneuver?

Explorer · Jul 3, 2012

Bad idea period. Going to be near impossible to steer and probably wipe out your power steering box too.

Broncobowsher · Jul 3, 2012

Do not plug. That will hydrolock the steering box and you will have no steering.
But you can loop the hose from one port to the other and it will steer. I can't imagine 37's will be fun at all. It will be just like trying to steer with a stalled engine.

hollowch · Jul 3, 2012

Explorer said:
Bad idea period. Going to be near impossible to steer and probably wipe out your power steering box too.

Ok thank you...

scrapman1971 · Jul 3, 2012

Broncobowsher said:
Do not plug. That will hydrolock the steering box and you will have no steering.
But you can loop the hose from one port to the other and it will steer. I can't imagine 37's will be fun at all. It will be just like trying to steer with a stalled engine.

aren't the two ports in the box two different sizes? do you have to have a new hose made or is the fitting in the back of the pump the same as the return port in the box?

Broncobowsher · Jul 4, 2012

scrapman1971 said:
aren't the two ports in the box two different sizes? do you have to have a new hose made or is the fitting in the back of the pump the same as the return port in the box?

The typical shadetree patch is to cut the hp line and slip that over the lp nipple

dave67fd · Jul 4, 2012

When i bought my bronco many years ago the PO said the box was bad and i drove it for about two weeks after that without PS. Decided to just change the pump and worked fine but there was substantial play in the box. Don't know how long the PO drove it like that but it was a bear driving with 35's and wandered quite a bit. It's much worse than a manual box.

scrapman1971 · Jul 4, 2012

Broncobowsher said:
The typical shadetree patch is to cut the hp line and slip that over the lp nipple

Then you would have to buy a new line when you put the pump back on

Removing power steering pump... do I plug the steering box holes?

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