I have a 1997 lx450 and I think my power steering pump may have gone out. I was out in the snow when fluid started spewing from a hole in the pump. Covered it with some metal and zip ties and got home. Looking at it now, it looks like there might be a plug that is missing. Does anyone know of a fix for this or do I need to get a new pump?
FZJ80 ps Pump
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Change the title to read FZJ80. The FZJs have the gear driven PS pump where as the FJ80s have the 3FE pulley driven pump.
There is a plug with an o-ring that popped out. Its not available separate. Time for a new pump. Trail fix is to stick a cork, wood, JB weld or whatever in there since its just gravity fed at that area it'll get you home.
There is a plug with an o-ring that popped out. Its not available separate. Time for a new pump. Trail fix is to stick a cork, wood, JB weld or whatever in there since its just gravity fed at that area it'll get you home.
There was a thread about this very plug falling out, i seem to remember that the Mud member who wrote that thread was able to find a freeze plug that was the correct size to press fit in that hole. He put some JB weld on the plug for added insurance to make sure it didn't come out on the trail, like his factory one did. But his press fit plug did seem to work without his needing to buy a new pump. I did a quick search and found that thread, i posted the link below. Just make sure you read the whole thread starting on the first page.
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Ps pump blown
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2 years so far and still good with a rubber plug and JB weld. I will say that I did a quick trail fix with just JB weld when the plug initially popped out and it did end up leaking again. Once I had time to properly fix the leak I removed my pump to seal the hole. Good time for a rebuild and to refresh the whole PS system.
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There was a thread about this very plug falling out, i seem to remember that the Mud member who wrote that thread was able to find a freeze plug that was the correct size to press fit in that hole. He put some JB weld on the plug for added insurance to make sure it didn't come out on the trail, like his factory one did. But his press fit plug did seem to work without his needing to buy a new pump. I did a quick search and found that thread, i posted the link below. Just make sure you read the whole thread starting on the first page.
Ps pump blown
Do you know what size freeze plug
Since you're going to have to remove the pump to repair it. Remove it and take it to you're local Napa, then have them search throuh their stock of freeze plugs until they find a correct match to the size hole in you're pump. While you're there don't forget to buy some brake cleaner to clean off all the oil on the pump, along with some JB weld to help seal the plug in place.
I did some searching at O'Reilly's for the freeze plug that fit closest, but none were really great. They either fell into the hole or had to be ground off to fit in the hole. We chose to go new pump. Before installing the new pump, we filled the hole with JB Weld to keep in the plug on the new one, because those are known to fall out even faster than the OEM ones.
Seems to be fairly common failure, might be related to rebuilt/aftermarket pumps.
You don't need to take it out to do the band-aid fix. I did it in the parking lot of a parts store right after mine blew on the highway. Just kept going inside till I found the right sized rubber plug then backed it up with JB Weld putty. I replaced the pump later (for the third time) and made a video about it.
You don't need to take it out to do the band-aid fix. I did it in the parking lot of a parts store right after mine blew on the highway. Just kept going inside till I found the right sized rubber plug then backed it up with JB Weld putty. I replaced the pump later (for the third time) and made a video about it.