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Because the 323 has manual steering, I will tear down a spare power steering pump and just leave the main shaft and bearing in place so I can install its pulley in place and just use it as an idler pulley so I can turn the water pump (since the tensioning mechanism is on the power steering pump bracket). I'll post pics when that's done.
That's the biggest thing I need info on since I swapped in a manual rack on my protege. I plan on running a v6 when funds let me. Might be a few years. Any other info on how you do this please share
1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
1996 Honda CBR600-Wrecked. Damn Honda crippled me
2002 mazda MPV-family truckster SOLD
2010 VW routon
Originally posted by jay
.....they totally underestimated the number of gearheads such as myself that have families but refuse to grow the hell up and stop playing with cars, or that otherwise see the utility of having 4 doors. Obviously I ain't alone, as there are a helluva lotta sti and evo here. Bueler? Beuler? Mazda? Mazda?
i could really use info on this as well! my friend is starting this swap on his 323 this week, picked up a parts car mx3 this weekend.
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I should have some pics of the PS setup by tomorrow afternoon.
Today I got the HLAs and cams back in, and got new valve cover gaskets as well. Added a bit of bling to keep the ricer in me quiet. The intake manifold will be aluminum silver.
I should finish the engine tomorrow along with bolting up the clutch and transmission, so thursday is my tentative engine drop.
Here is the power steering gutting procedure - it's really a lot simpler than it looks.
Basically you want to take the back plate off the pump, take out the inner parts and that's it. The shaft itself spins on a sealed bearing that is replaceable if need be.
Here we go -
Pump & bracket, at first:
From left to right - engine bracket, PS pump, belt tensioner bracket
Closeup of the back of the pump:
Here is what you see after you remove the 4 12-mm bolts and remove the back plate:
Pump emptied - you can just flip it over, all that stuff will slide out. You can see it on the right (the inner PS vanes, gasket, back plate):
Because I don't need them (and dead weight is evil), I also took out the PS pressure sensor and fluid inlet fitting:
Gutted pump:
Gutted pump, back side:
Here is the bearing that the shaft spins on:
Gutted pump reinstalled on the tensioner bracket:
Assembly mocked up on a KL, with the PS pulley on the shaft:
Back side of assembly:
The back plate of the pump (if you wish to reinstall it) has a circular slot for the shaft to get into - if you bolt it to the pump, grease up that slot as the shaft spins inside of it. Here is the back plate on the pump again. I will not be using this, but you can if you want the back side bracket to attach to the engine.
After back plate is on, reattach the bracket to engine for the back side of the pump. Use the gasket that was originally between the 2 pump pieces to keep clearances the same for the shaft.
FWIW, I haven't used the back plate on the gutted pump on my drag car and the shaft bearing is fine. I was at first concerned that without the rear bracket that holds the pump to the engine the side loading of the shaft due to the belt turning might cause problems for that bearings, but no problems thus far and I don't anticipate any either.
that's badass. If i had know how and the resources i would so do that to a 323 or protege. i just can't get over how good the klze sounds! and 13.4?! that kicks ass!
Thanks for the write up for the ps pump. Great shizzzzzzz.
1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
1996 Honda CBR600-Wrecked. Damn Honda crippled me
2002 mazda MPV-family truckster SOLD
2010 VW routon
Originally posted by jay
.....they totally underestimated the number of gearheads such as myself that have families but refuse to grow the hell up and stop playing with cars, or that otherwise see the utility of having 4 doors. Obviously I ain't alone, as there are a helluva lotta sti and evo here. Bueler? Beuler? Mazda? Mazda?
Dan, I copied this post & made it into a DIY thread accordingly!! thats awesome information. wish i would of known that during my last v6 swap. i had too many PS issues. Thanks for the great writeup
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