Installation

INSTALLATION
1. Install power steering pump and mounting bracket as an assembly back in vehicle, using reverse order of removal.
2. Place the power steering pump on top of the antilock brakes hydraulic control unit.
3. Install the power steering pump mounting bracket on the rear of the engine. Tighten the mounting bracket attaching bolts to a torque of 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).
4. Install power steering pump and front bracket on the cast aluminum engine bracket. Loosely install the bolt at the adjusting slot.
5. Loosely install the bolt mounting the power steering pump to its rear mounting bracket.
6. Loosely install bolt attaching top of power steering pump front bracket to the cast aluminum accessory drive bracket. Access to install the bolt is through the wheel speed sensor cable routing hole.
7. Using a lint free towel, wipe clean all open power steering hose ends, and power steering pump fittings.
8. If the vehicle is not equipped with variable-assist power steering, install a new O-ring on end of power steering pressure hose fitting. Lubricate all O-rings using fresh clean power steering fluid.

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9. If vehicle is equipped with variable-assist power steering, install a copper washer on each side of the power steering pressure hose banjo fitting, then loosely install the flow bolt through the center.
10. Install the power steering pressure hose on the power steering pump pressure fitting. Loosely install tube nut into pressure fitting on power steering pump. Pressure hose must be installed between the front bracket of the power steering pump and power steering pump pulley.
11. Install power steering pump drive belt on power steering pump pulley.

Power Steering Pump Front Mounting Bracket Adjusting Hole:

12. Install a 1/2 inch breaker bar in the square adjusting hole in the front power steering pump mounting bracket. Then using breaker bar rotate power steering pump to obtain the correct drive belt tension. See the Drive Belt Adjustment procedures for the correct drive belt tension specification. When correct drive belt tension is obtained first tighten the bottom 2 adjusting slot bolts at the power steering pump cast mounting bracket to a torque of 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.). Then tighten the power steering pump mounting bracket top pivot bolt to a torque of 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.). Access to tighten and torque the bolt is through the wheel speed sensor cable routing hole.
13. Position power steering pressure hose, so hose is not contacting the power steering pump pulley or the drive belt.
a. If vehicle is equipped with a standard tube nut on the power steering fluid pressure hose tighten the tube nut to a torque of 31 Nm (275 inch lbs.).
b. If vehicle is equipped with a banjo fitting on the power steering fluid pressure hose tighten the banjo fitting bolt a torque of 47 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).
14. Install power steering fluid supply hose on power steering pump suction fitting. Install hose clamp on hose. Be sure hose clamp is installed on hose past upset bead on suction fitting.
15. Install heat shield on hydraulic control unit for the antilock brake system.
16. Route the wiring harness connector for the wheel speed sensor cable through hole in inner fender. Connect vehicle wiring harness to wheel speed sensor cable.
17. On a vehicle equipped with antilock brakes, install wheel speed sensor cable sealing grommet in routing hole. Install retainer for wheel speed sensor cable grommet on right inner fender.
18. On a vehicle not equipped with antilock brakes, install sealing plug back in routing hole.
19. Install accessory drive splash shield.
20. Install wheel and tire. Tighten the wheel lug nuts in proper sequence until all lug nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat tightening sequence to full specified torque of 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
21. Lower vehicle.

CAUTION: Do not use automatic transmission fluid in power steering system. Only use Mopar(r), Power Steering Fluid, or equivalent.

22. Fill power steering reservoir to correct fluid level.
23. Connect negative cable back on negative post of battery.
24. Start the engine and let run for a few seconds. Then turn the engine off.
25. Add fluid if necessary. Repeat the above procedure until the fluid level remains constant after running the engine.
26. Raise front wheels of vehicle off the ground.
27. Start engine, then slowly turn steering wheel right and left several times until lightly contacting the wheel stops. Then turn the engine off.
28. Add power steering fluid if necessary.
29. Lower the vehicle. Start engine again and turn the steering wheel slowly from lock to lock.
30. Stop the engine. Check the fluid level and refill as required.
31. If the fluid is extremely foamy, allow the vehicle to stand a few minutes and repeat the above procedure.
32. After power steering pump is installed, check for leaks at all hose connections and power steering pump fittings.