Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Engine oil leak @ vaccum pump.

[HookMeUp]

I have an oil leak that looks like it coming from between the PS pump and vacuum pump where the shaft comes out the back of the vacuum pump. Can this be fixed or do I need to replace the whole thing?

 

[Bob Cochran]

This can be fixed and a number have done so. A kit is available from Geno's I beleive.

 

[Ram4Sam]

This guy can fix you right up.



Sam





GOULD GEAR AND ELECTRIC INC.

 

[hsmith]

Yep, give Pete a call at Gould Gear. Good guy to deal with.

 

[drag racer]

Gould's kit is what Geno's sells. Comes with everything you need, including an instructional DVD!

 

[BDaugherty]

I have installed a couple of the Gould kits. The seals are the same as what you could buy from Cummins, but the included install tools really make the job easier for the average shadetree. Plus it includes a couple spare seals so that if you mess one up, your day is not shot.

I have found it best to remove the vacuum pump and steering pump as a unit, then build it and put it back on the same way, however you can remove the ps pump and lay it out of the way, remove and build the vac pump, then bolt the ps and vac pumps back together before bolting them back to the engine. This lets you turn the driven gear by hand, making it much easier to line up the dog clutch.

 

[fkovalski]

Yep, give Pete a call at Gould Gear. Good guy to deal with.

Ditto on that! I called him and he is very helpful.



Easy job to do... did it on my '01.

 

[SGevers]

I watched the video and have the parts on the work bench just have not started it yet. Too busy getting snowmobile stuff ready at the moment. But I will pull the p/s pump and vac pump together as shown in the video.

 

[HookMeUp]

Looked over how hard it would be to pull the pump out, doesn't look that bad. Ordered a kit from Geno's. Just hope the cold weather holds out for awhile until I get this thing fixed, don't have a garage door tall enough to get the truck inside. Thanks for all of the input!

 

[surfbeetle]

It's easy enough to separate the vacuum pump from the power steering, pull the vacuum pump repair it. I did it that way as I did not want to hassle with a possible fluid mess or having to bleed the power steering pump.

 

[MBowser]

how long did it take to replace this? is this something I can do in the drive way? mine has srung its leak and making a mess of everything...

 

[surfbeetle]

Took me less than a couple of hours including the time to watch Gould's video. The one mistake that I made is somehow I bumped and broke the oil pressure sending unit on the side of the block and had to replace it.

 

[csamanie]

I rebuilded the vacuum pump with the seal and "o" rings repair kit from Pete Gould. Pete is a good guy to do busines with, and very helpful with any questions you may have in doing the job. I took two days to do the job, one to clean the engine of the leaking oil and remove the vacuum pump and install the new seal and "o" rings, and the second day to take my time to reinstall the vacuum pump with the new kit installed. I separated the power steering pump from the vacuum pump and never had to remove any of the hoses on the power steering pump. The last thing I did on day one was to put the gasket to be used between the vacuum pump and the engine flange on the flange on the vacuum pump with a little RED RTV sealant. Buy doing this I did not have to worry about the gasket being damaged whenever I went to reinstall the vacuum pump to the engine. The repair kit from Pete Gould at Gould Gear & Electric comes with DVD that explains very well the actual process for rebuilding the vacuum pump. The vacuum pump can be removed as a unit with the power steering attached, however, I found it much easier to detach the power steering pump and then remove the vacuum pump by itself.

 

[Gordon Maney]

I think Pete at Gould's recommends separating the power steering pump from the vacuum pump.