How to Take Off a Power Steering Pulley

You may require replacing your vehicle power steering pump if its steering brings about difficulty to start. For this reason first remove the power steering pulley and then put it on the replacement pump. On the other hand, it is not too simple to take the pulley away and you will probably need some specific tools for this course. In the subsequent section, we will see how to take off a power steering pulley of from a GM truck and this process is quite same for all type of vehicles.

Things you’ll need:

The required tools to take off a power steering pulley are:

• Power steering pulley remover
• Crescent wrench
• 3/8-inch ratchet and socket set

Step 1:

Begin with placing the collar along with the pulley puller on the base of the pulley, while making it centered on the hole in the middle.

Step 2:

Next put the center of the puller tool in the middle of the power steering pump pulley. Now you require to get to the end with the nut to the outside of the pump, and to run through the collar.

Step 3:

Use a crescent wrench to hold the nut on the collar as well as tighten down the bolt onto the pulley. This will allow the pulley to be in line which will prevent it from any damage

Step 4:

When pulley pops off of the collar, take it out from the pump