Chrysler Stratus Convertible. Manual — part 38

NOTE: The

power

steering

pump

can

not

be

removed from the vehicle without first removing the
power steering pump mounting bracket from the
engine.

(17) Remove the 4 bolts mounting the power steer-

ing pump mounting bracket to the engine.

(18) Remove the power steering pump mounting

bracket from the engine. Position the power steering
pump mounting bracket where it will not be in the
way when removing power steering pump from the
vehicle.

(19) Remove power steering pump, fluid supply

hose and front mounting bracket as an assembly
from the engine and vehicle. Pump, fluid supply hose
and mounting bracket is removable by bringing it out
through area between rear of engine, frame drive-
shaft and front suspension crossmember (Fig. 18).

(20) Transfer required parts from removed power

steering pump to replacement power steering pump.

INSTALLATION

(1) Install power steering pump, mounting bracket

and fluid supply hose as an assembly back in vehicle,
using the reverse of the removal procedure. Be sure
power steering fluid supply hose is correctly
routed up to the power steering fluid reservoir
when installing power steering pump.

(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 mount-
ing bracket attaching bolts to a torque of 54 N·m
(40 ft. lbs.).

(4) Install power steering pump and front bracket

on engine mounted power steering pump mounting

bracket. Loosely install bolt at adjusting slot and top
of power steering pump front bracket (Fig. 16)
mounting pump bracket to accessory drive bracket.

(5) Loosely install the bolt mounting power steer-

ing pump to its rear mounting bracket (Fig. 15).

(6) Using a lint free towel, wipe clean all open

power steering hose ends, and power steering pump
fittings.

(7) Install a new O-ring on end of power steering

pressure hose fitting. Lubricate all O-rings using
fresh clean power steering fluid.

(8) Install the power steering pressure hose on the

power steering pump pressure fitting. Loosely install
tube nut into pressure fitting on power steering
pump (Fig. 17). Pressure hose must be installed
between the front bracket of the power steer-
ing pump and power steering pump pulley.

(9) Install power steering pump drive belt on

power steering pump pulley.

(10) Install a 1/2 inch breaker bar in the square

adjusting hole in the front power steering pump
mounting bracket (Fig. 19), then rotate pump to
obtain the correct drive belt tension. Refer to COOL-
ING SYSTEM (Group 7) of this service manual for
the correct drive belt tension specification. When cor-
rect 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 N·m
(40 ft. lbs.), then tighten the power steering pump
mounting bracket top pivot bolt to a torque of 54 N·m
(40 ft. lbs.).

Fig. 18 Power Steering Pump Removal/Installation

1 – SUPPLY HOSE
2 – MOUNTING BRACKET
3 – POWER STEERING PUMP
4 – ENGINE
5 – FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER
6 – DRIVESHAFT
7 – FRAME

Fig. 17 Pump Pressure Hose At Fitting

1 – POWER STEERING PUMP
2 – POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE HOSE

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(11) Position power steering pressure hose, so hose

is not contacting the power steering pump pulley or
the drive belt. Tighten the tube nut to a torque of 31
N·m (275 in. lbs.).

(12) Install heat shield on hydraulic control unit

(Fig. 14).

(13) Install accessory drive splash shield (Fig. 13).
(14) 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

N·m

(95 ft. lbs.).

(15) Lower vehicle.
(16) Install

power

steering

fluid

supply

hose

(Fig. 12) on power steering fluid reservoir fitting.
Install hose clamp on hose. Be sure hose clamp is
installed on hose past upset bead on power steering
fluid reservoir.

CAUTION: Do not use automatic transmission fluid
in power steering system. Only use Mopar

T

, Power

Steering Fluid, or equivalent.

(17) Fill power steering reservoir to correct fluid

level.

(18) Connect negative cable back on negative post

of battery.

(19) Start the engine and let run for a few seconds.

Then turn the engine off.

(20) Add fluid if necessary. Repeat the above pro-

cedure until the fluid level remains constant after
running the engine.

(21) Raise front wheels of vehicle off the ground.

(22) Start engine, then slowly turn steering wheel

right and left several times until lightly contacting
the wheel stops. Then turn the engine off.

(23) Add power steering fluid if necessary.
(24) Lower the vehicle. Start engine again and

turn the steering wheel slowly from lock to lock.

(25) Stop the engine. Check the fluid level and

refill as required.

(26) If the fluid is extremely foamy, allow the vehi-

cle to stand a few minutes and repeat the above pro-
cedure.

(27) After power steering pump is installed, check

for leaks at all hose connections and power steering
pump fittings.

POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR

REMOVAL

(1) Using a siphon pump, remove as much power

steering fluid as possible from the power steering
fluid reservoir.

(2) Raise vehicle.
(3) Remove hose clamp attaching power steering

fluid supply hose to fitting on power steering pump.
Let power steering fluid drain from supply hose and
power steering fluid reservoir, until reservoir is
empty.

(4) Lower vehicle.

CAUTION: Care must be used when removing and
installing power steering fluid hoses on the power
steering fluid reservoir. If excessive force is used
when trying to remove or install hoses on nipples
of power steering fluid reservoir, nipples can be
broken off the reservoir.

(5) Remove power steering fluid return and supply

hose, from power steering fluid reservoir.

(6) Remove bolts attaching power steering fluid

reservoir to engine.

(7) Remove power steering fluid reservoir from

vehicle.

INSTALLATION

(1) Install power steering fluid reservoir on cylin-

der head. Install and securely tighten the power
steering fluid reservoir attaching bolts.

(2) Install power steering fluid return and supply

hose, on power steering fluid reservoir fittings. Be
sure both hose clamps are installed on hose
past upset bead on power steering reservoir fit-
tings.

(3) Raise vehicle.
(4) Install power steering supply hose, on suction

fitting of the power steering pump. Be sure hose
clamp is installed on hose past upset bead on
power steering gear steel tube.

Fig. 19 Power Steering Pump Front Mounting

Bracket Adjusting Hole

1 – POWER STEERING PUMP
2 – POWER STEERING PUMP MOUNTING BRACKET
3 – ADJUSTING HOLE

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(5) Fill power steering pump fluid reservoir to the

proper level.

(6) Start the engine and let run for a few seconds.

Then turn the engine off.

(7) Add fluid if necessary. Repeat the above proce-

dure until the fluid level remains constant after run-
ning the engine.

(8) Raise front wheels of vehicle off the ground.
(9) Start the engine. Slowly turn the steering

wheel right and left, lightly contacting the wheel
stops. Then turn the engine off.

(10) Add power steering fluid if necessary.
(11) Lower the vehicle and turn the steering wheel

slowly from lock to lock.

(12) Stop the engine. Check the fluid level and

refill as required.

(13) If the fluid is extremely foamy, allow the vehicle

to stand a few minutes and repeat the above procedure.

DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY

POWER STEERING PUMP DRIVE PULLEY

The power steering pump must be removed from

the vehicle for removal of the power steering pump
pulley. Refer to Power Steering Pump Removal in the
Power Steering Pump Service Procedures section in
this group of the service manual.

DISASSEMBLE

(1) Remove power steering pump from engine.

Refer to Power Steering Pump Removal in the Power
Steering Pump Service Procedures section in this
group of the service manual for required procedure.

CAUTION: Do not hammer on power steering pump
pulley or shaft to remove power steering pump pul-
ley. This will damage the pulley and the power
steering pump.

(2) Mount Puller, Special Tool C-4333 or C-4068 on

power steering pump pulley. Mount power steering
pump and puller in a vise (Fig. 20) to keep shaft of
power steering pump from turning when removing
pulley.

(3) Remove the drive pulley from the shaft of the

power steering pump.

(4) Replace power steering pump pulley if bent,

cracked, or loose.

ASSEMBLE

CAUTION: Do not hammer on power steering pump
pulley or shaft to remove power steering pump pul-
ley. This will damage the pulley and the power
steering pump.

(1) Mount power steering pump in a vise using the

power steering pump mounting bracket.

(2) Place power steering pump pulley squarely on

end of power steering pump shaft (Fig. 21).

(3) Place Installation Spacer, Special Tool 6936,

(Fig. 22) on top of the power steering pump pulley.

(4) Mount Installer, Special Tool C-4063 in internal

threads of the power steering pump shaft and
against Special Tool 6936 on power steering pump
pulley (Fig. 23).

Fig. 20 Removing Pulley From Power Steering

Pump Shaft

1 – SPECIAL TOOL C-4333 OR C-4068
2 – POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY
3 – VISE

Fig. 21 Pulley Positioned On Shaft Of Power

Steering Pump

1 – POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY
2 – POWER STEERING PUMP
3 – POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY MUST BE STARTED

SQUARELY ON SHAFT OF POWER STEERING PUMP AS
SHOWN

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(5) Ensuring that special tool and pulley remain

aligned with pump shaft, force pulley onto power
steering pump shaft until Special Tool 6936 is
against the end of the power steering pump shaft.
When Special Tool 6936 is against the shaft of
the power steering pump Special Tool C-4063
will no longer be able to be turned.

(6) Remove Installer, Special Tool C-4063 from

power steering pump.

(7) Install power steering pump and mounting

bracket back on engine. Refer to Power Steering
Pump Installation in the Power Steering Pump Ser-
vice Procedures section in this group of the service
manual for required procedure.

POWER STEERING PUMP MOUNTING
BRACKET

DISASSEMBLE

(1) Remove power steering pump from engine.

Refer to Power Steering Pump Removal in the Power
Steering Pump Service Procedures section in this
group of the service manual for required procedure.

CAUTION: Do not hammer on power steering pump
pulley or shaft to remove power steering pump pul-
ley. This will damage the pulley and the power
steering pump.

(2) Mount Puller, Special Tool C-4333 or C-4068 on

power steering pump pulley. Mount power steering
pump and puller in a vise (Fig. 24) to keep shaft of
power steering pump from turning when removing
pulley.

(3) Remove the drive pulley from the shaft of the

power steering pump.

(4) Remove bolts attaching power steering pump to

mounting bracket.

(5) Remove power steering pump from mounting

bracket.

Fig. 22 Special Tool 6936 Correctly Installed On

Power Steering Pump Pulley

1 – SPECIAL TOOL 6936
2 – POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY
3 – POWER STEERING PUMP

Fig. 23 Installing Pulley On Shaft Of Power Steering

Pump

1 – SPECIAL TOOL C-4063
2 – POWER STEERING PUMP
3 – POWER STEERING PUMP BRACKET
4 – WRENCHES

Fig. 24 Removing Pulley From Power Steering

Pump Shaft

1 – SPECIAL TOOL C-4333 OR C-4068
2 – POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY
3 – VISE

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