Replaced power steering pump, Still no power steering

That certainly wouldn’t hurt anything, would help keep dirt out but I could never get the stock boots to stay in the right place and I havent spent the time to engineer a better solution

 

The upgraded tie rods are a must for me, but it is pretty incredible what the stock tie rods can take with the extender a lot of guys run

 

Here’s the new upgraded rack accessories, brass bushings with additional seals to add support and keep the rack from hating me in 6 moths

 

Yea I have snapped way to many haha

 

Can you show how you mounted the pump? And what pulley?
My whole hydro assist went belly up and I need to replace everything. Don't want OEM but this "kit" you bought isn't available any more

 

I’ll get in there today and grab a few pictures. It’s a bummer psc discontiued what I have, it was plug and play with all the lines.

 

solo motorsports claims 30 percent bump in pressure on their modded tundra rack. wonder what steering would look with a pcs pump working higher pressures. Im ready for there to be a solution.

 

Bump

 

How do we know if it's the pump or rack?
Think I blew one of the two or both this weekend, been through we rack and pump prior to this trip.
Prior had a rack on for like 2 months from pep boys that was bad,

 

Hey guys. I know this is an old thread but i just finished changing my pump and it is very stiff. Cleaned lines and everything. I got a got an original used pump off of a used v6 like mine. My pump gave out leaking fluid by the pully. But now i swapped um out and its not working period. Pump i put in does not wine but kicks in when i accelerate. Any suggestions guys? Please helppp!!

 

Did you happen to see if it is in fact the u joint on the lower steering shaft all bound up. I see that alot and feels like you have no power steering and feels a bit notchy.

 

Try to put the truck in neutral and idle it. Hard to turn the wheel?
Now rev the engine in neutral and try again. If it works now you either still have a leak or you have a bad ujoint in the lower intermediate steering shaft.

Try hitting it generously with WD40. It could be a short term (as in a couple days or weeks) fix but will return. FYI, that thing can be rebuilt:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2nd-gen-lower-steering-shaft-rebuild-diy.543377/

 

@jjhitchen how is the upgraded rack holding up?

Not sure if this is a dumb idea or not but Is it possible to just reroute the hydraulic lines to an external ram?

 

the rack started to fail on the last trip unfortunately, I kept it alive by topping off the reservoir throughout the weekend.

I’ll be exploring the tundra rack or a “rack saver” brace going forward.

 

Like this?

tundra rack would widen turn radius I think

 

That is a purdy piece of equipment,

Turning radius in exchange for ruggedness is something I’m open too, I rarely drive on the streets or parking lots. But I did use every bit of turning radius to get out of a tight sand wash a few weeks ago.. hmm

 

good things aren’t cheap but jeezus I’m gonna look into my own solution before dropping $1800.

 

I did hydro for 1200. A lot of it was on sale but that is an option if you are handy with a welder and grinder.

 

My thought exactly. A hose can rip internally creating a flap that acts like a check valve. It’s not common but it is possible.

 

Sounds like they get torn down, inspecyed and rebuilt with the same old parts. = junk. Lol