Mully24

Can anyone tell me how many bolts are holding the power steering pump on? I can only find 3 and this thing still won't budge. Is it easier to take the pulley off first and then the pump or should I take the pump out and then take the pulley off of it then?

tbirdscwd

There are 4 bolts fastening it to the block. The fourth is behind the pressure fitting coming out of the pump. It is a bitch to get to and it will take a long time to get it off. Its a 10mm just like the rest, but its sandwiched between that line and the pump itself. If youcan get the pulley off, then disconnect the fitting to get it out of the way that would be the fastest way. I'm pretty sure it requires a special Ford PS pump Pulley puller tho.

The other way, the tried and true, is just use the open end of a 10mm wrench and turn it little by little til it comes off. I don't know if there is enough room to get a ratcheting wrench in there, but if there is that will drastically speed up the process. I didn't have one when I replaced my pump. Any questions, feel free to ask, I just did the swap a couple weeks ago.