soundquest

Anyone in here ever replaced their power steering pump on their max? I have an 89 Max with a PS pump that works just fine but makes a terrible noise (rrrrrrreeerrr, in step with the engine revving). ANNOYING as all get out and have been enduring it for the past year or so! I am getting ready to sell the Max pretty soon (tear.tear.sniffle) and would like fix this before selling it. If anyone has the procedure write up with pictures that would be excellent. I have the FSM. Thanks.

WERNER1

Well in a nut shell it's not too bad to do,.. you'll need to remove the right front tire (Passenger side ).. and probably the inner fender skirt/shroud type plastic splash guard..

There are 4 bolts that hold on the pump (Of course you'll have to remove the belt first ) .. there are three bolts on the front that can be acessed through the pump pully holes, and one on the back that's a bit tougher to get too.. There are two hoses that'll need to be disconnected as well (I'd recommend removing the hoses from top side first, and then from pump housing after you get the pump pulled out of the vehicle ...

that's pretty much it in a "nut shell"

soundquest

Thanks Werner1. Now...locating an inexpensive PS pump!

Also, if anyone has any pictures of the procedure that would help tremendously.

WERNER1

http://forums.maxima.org/1st-3rd-gen...ated-pics.html

Looks like Greeny's got one for sale??.. .not sure if it's the correct one,.. but it IS a power steering pump

Gunther

VE and VG pumps are interchangable. The only difference is a slight one between trim models SE and GXE, the SE pump gives a slightly tighter feel.

While your doing it you might want to check the health of your high pressure steering hose, if its not leaking yet, it might be soon. This then leaks on your bushings and you get the picture.

1993-VG30E-GXE

Depending on the VIN#, you may want to check for the solenoid Assy attached to it - to determine if it's the electronically adjustable one or not. Check FAST maybe. May not apply to your VIN# though.

mrwhitney

Hey, new here.

My PS Pump went and I'm trying to see if its the one that has electronic control or not. My VIN showed it could be either or. Is there any other really good way of telling whether the pump has EC or not? Thanks in advance.

CMax03

iTrader: (3)

It's not to bad....very straight forward!

1993-VG30E-GXE

I'm pretty sure if it's the electronic one, look at your existing pump, and check if there is an electronic harness connector coming out of it. If there isn't one, then you have the regular (manual) one. Either way, you should be able to install the manual one in place of it.