R33 Power Steering pump?

[johnny butt]

I've seen rebuild kits and all of that for the KA and SR and other Nissan vehicles so I know it's possible to rebuild some power steering pumps...

I have an Rb25DET in my S13 and the power steering pump recently locked up on me (pulley stopped rotating), and it snapped my belt. Getting a new belt for the RB pump isn't a problem, it's just that I was wondering if there'd be anyway I could take the pump off of the block, pull it apart, and rebuild it so that it would spin and move fluid again?

If not, I will look into using a KA pump. I didn't really care for having power steering, In fact i haven't had it since I've had the motor swapped into the car, but I realized how useful it is when I tried parallel parking on campus the other day. Not an easy task.

[Joe]

if it seized up you probably cant fix it.

[johnny butt]

if it seized up you probably cant fix it.

i believe it did, but I am not 100% sure what seized up is defined as...

Here's how it happened:

Pump was working fine with exception of hole in high-pressure line. I replaced high-pressure line, but another hardline got damaged in the process. While out for the test run, P/S was working fine, but I think the fluid leaked out of the other damaged line, and I got a belt squeel like the pulley wasn't moving anymore, then the next thing you know I hear the belt snap. I pull over, the belt is just hanging on the pulley, snapped, and the pulley won't rotate.

Someone else said it seized up, but I'd like to make sure before I drop ~100 for a new pump. I may just modify a KA pump to fit instead. oh well.

[rb25det250sx]

you need a powersteering pump i got one i'll sell you for $25.

[johnny butt]

you need a powersteering pump i got one i'll sell you for $25.

Is it for an RB25? Does it work? Pulley spins fine?

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