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Old 11-09-19, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by deanshark
Hey Yoda, I know it gets confusing reading everything quick but he's talking about needing the PS pump pulley, not the harmonic balancer. That's why I said junkyard. He asked about the harmonic balancer bolt for when he does the timing belt.
There's a correct tool for removing power steering pump pulley:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...lley-holding-t
Old 11-09-19, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by YODAONE
There's a correct tool for removing power steering pump pulley:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...lley-holding-t
And here's the incorrect tool, that I use:
Amazon Amazon
(stick this [or anything else] between the pulley spokes so it stops the pulley from turning while you undo the 17mm nut)

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Old 11-10-19, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by oldskewel
And here's the incorrect tool, that I use:
https://www.amazon.com/Craftsman-Inc.../dp/B00065T0TG
(stick this [or anything else] between the pulley spokes so it stops the pulley from turning while you undo the 17mm nut)
Great minds think alike. Sometimes ya use what ya have and MacGyver it up.
Old 11-10-19, 06:07 PM
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Default Example.of what can happen when you use random tools

We are not working on Model T's that could be repaired with chewing gum and baling wire.

An example of what happens when makeshift tools are employed:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...d-threads.html
Old 11-10-19, 07:48 PM
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No tool can replace technique and experience.
A person could own every item Snap-On sells AND every SST in the LS manual and still be unable to use them properly.
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Originally Posted by deanshark
I usually take off the inspection plate on the tranny and jam a large screwdriver in to hold the flywheel from spinning. Then I loosen the bolt with a two foot breaker bar. Never had a problem that way. bradland is just about correct on the torque, it's 181 ft lbs. Sometimes ya need a pulley puller to remove it.
I would get the the PS pump from a junkyard, that would be cheaper then ebay. Or, just get the pulley from the JY.
I live n an area with very few junkyards within 150 miles radius from me and you won't come across and LS there very often, so Ebay it is!
LS is not very popular in Colorado mountains, people prefer AWD and 4x4 here
Old 11-11-19, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by valex
I live n an area with very few junkyards within 150 miles radius from me and you won't come across and LS there very often, so Ebay it is!
LS is not very popular in Colorado mountains, people prefer AWD and 4x4 here
There is a 98 in the Denver P/P and only been there 5 days:
https://upullandpay.com/denver/search-inventory/
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Originally Posted by valex
I live n an area with very few junkyards within 150 miles radius from me and you won't come across and LS there very often, so Ebay it is!
LS is not very popular in Colorado mountains, people prefer AWD and 4x4 here
Watch what you buy cuz most Ebay pumps won't come with the pulley.

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There is a 98 in the Denver P/P and only been there 5 days:
https://upullandpay.com/denver/search-inventory/
Nice search. $30 for the PS pump. Can't beat that. Which means just the pulley would be 5-10 bucks.
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Originally Posted by deanshark
Watch what you buy cuz most Ebay pumps won't come with the pulley.


Nice search. $30 for the PS pump. Can't beat that. Which means just the pulley would be 5-10 bucks.
wow $30!!! for oem?
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Originally Posted by Sin1UZFE
wow $30!!! for oem?
No. The junkyard in the link posted. No reason to go OEM if all he needs is a pulley.
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Originally Posted by deanshark
No. The junkyard in the link posted. No reason to go OEM if all he needs is a pulley.
So you cant find oem in the junkyard?
Old 11-12-19, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Sin1UZFE
So you cant find oem in the junkyard?
Sure ya could, if you're lucky, and you know that. But who goes to the JY thinking they're gonna find an excellent condition oem part? Surely not me. So 5-10 bucks for a used pulley, whether it's oem or not, is a hell of alot better then $175 for a new "OEM" pulley, even if ya gotta spend $10 on a new bearing for it. Just pointing these things out to try and save "valex" a little money seeing how he's gonna be doing all that other work.
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