Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Dodge Ram Cummins Diesel Vacuum Pump Repair Kit

[hammersley]

Thoughts????????????



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33626&item=7977238711&rd=1



Also what about this site???????



http://www.fixinrams.com/



FROM THEIR SITE:



WHATS INSIDE AND HOWS IT ALL WORK. THE VACUUM PUMP DRIVES OFF THE TIMING GEARS INSIDE THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. WHEN YOU REMOVE THE VACUUM PUMP IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE TIMING GEARS OR INJECTION PUMP TIMING AND CAN GO BACK INTO PLACE WITH THE DRIVE GEAR IN ANY POSITION. THE VACUUM PUMP COUPLES UP WITH A DRIVE GEAR SIMILAR TO THE VACUUM PUMP COUPLER GEAR IN A DISC AND DRIVES THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE POWERSTEERING PUMP DRIVES THE HYROBOOST BRAKE UNIT ON LATER MODELS USING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND ALSO THE STEERING GEAR BOX. ON EARLIER MODELS,THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS VACUUM OPERATED AND DEPENDS ON VACUUM FROM THE VACUUM PUMP TO SUPPLY THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VACUUM ALSO OPERATES THE DASH VENTS ACTUATOR MOTOR THAT CHANGES THE VENTS FROM DEFROST TO FLOOR. THE VACUUM ALSO OPERATES SOME OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND 4X4 INTERLOCK ON THE FRONT AXLE. A SMALL LEAK IN ANY OF THE VACUUM SUPPLY HOSES WILL LEAVE THE VACUUM SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE SEAL MOST COMMON TO LEAK ENGINE OIL AND BLOW OIL BACK UNDER THE TRUCK IS FOUND WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP ENTERS THE VACUUM PUMP. THE REPAIR KIT OFFERED IS TO REPAIR THAT OIL LEAK AND USES A NEW DESIGN DUAL LIP SEAL THAT WORKS GREAT AND IS EASY TO INSTALL ONCE THE PUMP IS OUT OF THE TRUCK. BELOW I IDENTIFY THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE VACUUM PUMP JUST IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED. ALSO I IDENTIFY SEVERAL STYLES OF PUMPS THAT SHOULD HELP YOU IDENTIFY THE PUMP IN YOUR TRUCK.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

I'd buy either one.

 

[gitchesum]

The seem to be good quality parts. The DVD is also handy for the first timer.



We've bought a couple of kits from him.

 

[JGK]

The seal itself is really pretty cheap - just a few dollars. But the kit from fixinrams.com has tools, gaskets, the DVD, o-rings, etc. I used it and it was great. After I did the project (replaced the seal when replacing the PS pump, but there was no oil leak at the time), I had an oil leak. Thought I'd screwed up the seal. I called fixinrams.com and he sent me a new seal at no charge. I then discovered I'd pushed the new one out of place when reassembling the 2 pumps. I fixed that and put it all back together a second time and its been fine since.



For first-timer's fixinrams.com is a good option.



-Jay

 

[GAmes]

The repair kit direct from Cummins is less than $10. It includes written instructions w/ pics.

 

[hammersley]

Does anybody know why this

seal goes bad? I mean will they all eventually fail or were the originals inferior?

 

[jrobinson2]

I thought I'd seen that name in a thread before, he's a TDR member

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/memberlist.php



He only made three posts, all in the same thread over a year ago and I remembered his name , I think I need to get out more :-laf



Jared