94 sc2 Power Steering Pump

[stevengupta]

I just recently tried to change the power steering pump on my saturn. It seemed pretty easy for the most part. I used a reman and had to swap off the pulley, bottle, and actuator. After getting it back together the steering was very hard to turn. After a while I decided to put the old pump on, same thing, I must have turned the wheel from lock to lock while the car was up on stands about 30 times and makes no difference. In fact when the engine is not running its easier to turn the wheel. The only thing I can think of is something is wrong with the actuator.
Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Philip Nasadowski]

Hoses backwards?

 

[stevengupta]

One hose goes to the bottle with a clamp the other is a high pressure hose with a fitting. Would be impossible to mismatch those considering I didn't remove them from the rack.

 

[SixthSphere]

One hose goes to the bottle with a clamp the other is a high pressure hose with a fitting. Would be impossible to mismatch those considering I didn't remove them from the rack.

I missed the original post... what was the problem?

Brian
a.k.a. ProjectSW1

 

[stevengupta]

power steering isn't working after switching out the pump.

 

[Fred V.]

Hi
What was wrong with the old pump?
No problems with mine yet.
Fred
'94 SC2