fj40 power steering question

[sfd60]

My father in law decided to take his 1968 fj40 to a local mechanic and have power steering put on. 2 years have gone by and i have had to replace the gear box, the pulley, and 1 hose. Yeah he did a crap job and charged alot. Not my money and i told him not to use him.

now my problem i have now is the alternator went bad and when i went to change it i noticed that now i have to remove the entire steering box and hoses to get to the alternator. He made his own brackets putting the pump over alternator.

When doing this conversion do most people relocate the alternator, closer to the battery? doesnt seem that hard to do?

 

[74HogGuy]

Just need a 2F alternator bracket that moves it to the passenger side. Hardest part is moving the wiring if you're anal and unwrap the harness back through the firewall or you can just extend across. Not too hard of a job...

 

[shawnfj40]

Pictures help. The gear box on a 40 conversion should be way out front of the radiator. I am not sure what they did but usually the PS pump and Alt. can both be on the drivers side without much problem.

 

[orangefj45]

Why did you let him go "there"?! Come awn Steve!!!!!!

I agree with the previous post 100%; use the later 2F style bracket and move the alt to the passenger side. I usually install the 81 and up internally regulated alternators while I'm at it. More amperage output, less parts to deal with and more reliable.

Georg @ Valley Hybrids

 

[sfd60]

Georg trust me i was pissed when i came back from hunting and he said check this out! I want to take this up to you and see what else i can do. Do you have any of those brackets? When I do this ill need a new bracket to hold the pump on the drivers side since this one bolts to the alternator now. Ill text you tomorrow.

Shawnfj40 the problem is the res is above the alternator so when it leaks, its all over! I will post pics tomorrow.

 

[orangefj45]

Yup, got everything in stock.

Georg @ Valley Hybrids

 

[shawnfj40]

I understand your problem however I think we are looking at it differently is all. It seems that you think that moving the alternator is the solution to it getting covered in power steering fluid and I think that the power steering leek is the problem. If it were me I would focous on getting the power stearing install corrected so that it does not fail. A correct install should be trouble free for years and years with very little maintenance. If your haing all these failures it should be addressed before it fails at a really bad time. Moving your alternator and pump isn't going to hurt your problem but it isn't necessarily going to take care of it either.

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

Unless I missed something, how's he going to use a 2F alt bracket on his F engine? The holes are not there.

 

[Mace]

The holes are there for the alternator bracket. Just not the power steering pump holes on the drivers side.

 

[FF LC FREAK]

The holes are there for the alternator bracket. Just not the power steering pump holes on the drivers side.

Yep, 2 of the 3 holes are there. Looks kinda like this when installed on a 71.

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

The holes are there for the alternator bracket. Just not the power steering pump holes on the drivers side.

Yep, 2 of the 3 holes are there. Looks kinda like this when installed on a 71.

Learned something new!

 

[handcannon]

Yep, 2 of the 3 holes are there. Looks kinda like this when installed on a 71.

Exactly what I did on my F engine, except for one detail, dealing with the third bolt hole in the bracket. Now the following is from memory (which can be very faulty), since I did this several years ago. I put a bolt in there, backwards as I remember it. I used two nuts, one on each side of the bracket, and just barely snugged the bolt head against the block. This may have been in the realm of overkill, but this was to take care of the possibility of flex in the bracket.

Don

 

[65swb45]

Exactly what I did on my F engine, except for one detail, dealing with the third bolt hole in the bracket. Now the following is from memory (which can be very faulty), since I did this several years ago. I put a bolt in there, backwards as I remember it. I used two nuts, one on each side of the bracket, and just barely snugged the bolt head against the block. This may have been in the realm of overkill, but this was to take care of the possibility of flex in the bracket.

Don

I have had the relocated alternator on my '68 for about twenty years now with no issue having only two bolts holding the bracket to the head. Still, I like your idea, and will probably try it next time I'm under the hood for some detailing.

 

[ATLTJ]

Yup, got everything in stock.

Georg @ Valley Hybrids

George, I am looking at moving my alternator to the passenger side as well on a 74' 1.5F. Can you pm me part number and your price?

 

[ATLTJ]

George, I am looking at moving my alternator to the passenger side as well on a 74' 1.5F. Can you pm me part number and your price?

@orangefj45

 

[Downey]

Plus, guys keep in mind the P.S. pump needs the belt to wrap at least 50% of the pulley, otherwise the belt will squeak all the time in off road terrain since a tire rubbing up against a rock tends to stall the pump.