Help with wh remote reservoir

[Jakedog]

Anybody have a diagram showing the hose routing for the wild horses remote reservoir for the power steering? I'm now running hydroboost and I would like to hook up the reservoir to help keep temps down.

I also have the high volume pump that I can install if needed, but I've read the saginaw box is pretty good. Since I'm already running the saginaw is it worth the extra work to switch it out?

I read some older (2005) articles about the Saginaw pump being a close match to the high volume pump from wild horses. Is that true?

Thanks.

 

[DirtDonk]

Here are the instructions that are included in the pump kits: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.wildhorses4x4.com/downloads/WH/2071 07-23-18.pdf
We should probably include it with the reservoir only too, just because it's still pertinent even without the specific pump and/or hydraulic ram.

Even though you have hydro-boost and this does not include that, I think the basic layout stays the same. The pressure side of the pump goes to the brake booster first, then down to the steering box. Then the return is from the box to the reservoir, like pictured.
At least that's how I understand things. Wait for confirmation of those basics though, from someone that's actually completed an install on their rig.

Which Saginaw box are you running? Stock Bronco, 4x4x2, or something else?

Paul

 

[Jakedog]

First off, thanks for the info.

As far as I know the steering box is stock, but the pump is saginaw. I don't have the instructions for the install because the guy I bought it from didn't have them. The parts are new. They were just sitting in a cardboard box when I bought it.

There were A LOT of parts in boxes and plenty of other parts just sitting in the bronco.

 

[DirtDonk]

You can go by those instructions for the basic layout expectations, and of course keep the reservoir as high as you can (in the limited space under a Bronco hood) as a general practice.

The Saginaw (now Delphi) pump is generally considered the best around and most often available as a custom fitted unit or performance tuned unit.
If the high-volume pump in your box is ours, it's actually still a Saginaw pump, but modified for higher flow and likely pressure too, but with the different smaller, rounded reservoir for use with a remote setup.
Same physical pump then, different fitments.

That's what I believe anyway. I don't think we use one of the other pumps with that reservoir.

At this point I think you can try it either way. If you're wanting to just try the reservoir to add more capacity, I don't see why that won't work with the existing "canned ham" reservoir already present on the pump.
You'd probably be able to take more advantage of the added capacity with a higher volume pump, but that doesn't mean another way won't work.

If you start having issues with your current pump, then you can swap it out for the new one.

Paul

 

[DirtDonk]

Oh, and there's nothing wrong with adding an actual cooler to the line as well.
You will gain some cooling effect with the extra capacity, but not quite as efficiently as a dedicated cooler.
The downside to one however is more plumbing and more potential pressure loss and more potential leak points.

If done well however, it can be a benefit I would think.

Paul

 

[Jakedog]

What does this connect to?

 

[garberz]

What does this connect to?

That’s the vent, it uses 1/4” plastic air line. Vents to a catch can or the ground.

Mark