Power Steering Pump - Changes

83ford20 Article No. 83-6-7


STEERING - POWER - PUMP - ROTOR AND "C" CLIP CHANGES


FORD 1980 PINTO 1980-82 GRANADA, FORD 1980-83 MUSTANG, FAIRMONT, T-BIRD 1981-83 ESCORT 1982-83 EXP 1983 LTD, CROWN VICTORIA

LINCOLN-MERCURY 1980 BOBCAT, MONARCH, VERSAILLES 1980-82 MERCURY 1980-83 CAPRI, ZEPHYR, COUGAR, XR7, LINCOLN, MARK
1981-83 LYNX 1982-83 LN7, CONTINENTAL 1983 MARQUIS, GRAND MARQUIS

LIGHT TRUCKS 1980-83 F100, 150, 250, 350 1980-83 BRONCO 1983 RANGER

FIGURE 11:

Since August, 1982, the small triangular detent on the rotor of CII power steering pumps has been eliminated. See Figure 11. This mark is used to identify the side of the rotor that must face up when re-assembling the pump. Pumps built since August have rotors with a series of bumps or a capital letter on the opposite side of the rotor. These marks must face down when reassembling the pump or the rotor shaft "C" clip will not install and the rotor will have to be pulled, turned and the springs and slippers re-installed. Dimensionally, these rotors are the same. However, for assembly purpose, it is important that when a rotor has a triangular detent, the mark be up and when it has any other identification, the mark must be down.

Also, pumps built since February, 1983, have a different rotor retention "C" clip (See Figure 11). Either clip will fit the rotor shaft, but the new clip is preferred.
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