Well, like so many other folks, the power steering pump gave up the ghost on my FJ60. Leaked all over the place. Luckily, I don't have an air pump, but it did cause me to have to replace the motor mount.
Anyhow, I replaced it with a rebuilt pump. Lasted about 1 1/2 years until it started doing the same thing. I know, I should have bought an OEM.
I was thinking about my situation and decided to put in a Saginaw pump instead of the OEM. My reason is that I'm currently on 33" tires and feel that the Toyota pump was at it's limit. The Saginaw should be able to handle larger tires (future project). I run one on the FJ40 with 36" tires and it works great. And being cheaper and available everywhere (at least in the US) didn't hurt either.
I have so many projects going on that I decided to go the easy route. I purchased a bracket from Iron Pig Offroad. Very nice bracket. Also purchased a wide pulley from Lance while I was at it (thanks Lance).
The pulley Lance sold me uses a tapered bushing in the center. This allows you to change out the center of the pulley for different shaft setups. I ordered the one with a 3/4" bore. Nice wide pulley. Was surprised it was so heavy (made of cast iron).
Anyhow, had the bracket and the pulley. Now for the pump. Went down to the local junk yard and got a pump for $10. After getting it home, I decided not to use it. While the shaft was 3/4", it was not keyed. Don't know if that would have made a difference or not, but I wanted to bolt this thing on and not worry about it for a while. Plus, the return line wasn't exactly how I wanted it.
So off to Napa I went. After looking through the parts catalogs, it seemed that all the keyed shaft pulleys have 5/8" shafts. So I ordered a new tapered bushing for the center of the pulley with a 5/8" bore. Glad you can just replace the center section of the pulley.
I bought the generic Saginaw pump (20-6000) from Napa. $54 + core. Glad I had bought that junker pump since I needed the cap from it anyhow and the core was more than I paid for the junker. Limited lifetime warranty on the Napa unit.
After purchasing a few needed bolts and washers, I was set. Well, I thought I was. Turns out that the pulley is so wide that very little of the shaft sticks out. And you have to put a nut on to hold the pulley onto the shaft. Luckily this was easy to fix since my friend has a lathe. Just cut a countersink into the center for the nut. 5 minutes and I now had a custom wide pulley.
The install was as straight forward as you could ask for. The bracket bolted onto two head bolts. Pump bolted right up. Stock pressure line screws right in and is in the right location. Stock return line hooks right up. Everything was like it was made for it. All went well. Just one more stop at Napa for a nice wide belt and I was set.
It works great! Lots of power. Some may not like that much power assist, but I like it. After many months of strong arm steering, it's quite a welcome change. And I know I'm really going to like it when wheeling. The setup looks so clean that you would think it came that way from Toyota. And now I have two belts that run the water pump: one from the power steering, and one from my Leece alternator.
So I'd say this was a great easy project. And while I spent a little more buying the bracket, pulley, and pump, I'm sure I still came in quite a bit less than OEM. And in my opinion, I think it's an upgrade.
Anyhow, I replaced it with a rebuilt pump. Lasted about 1 1/2 years until it started doing the same thing. I know, I should have bought an OEM.
I was thinking about my situation and decided to put in a Saginaw pump instead of the OEM. My reason is that I'm currently on 33" tires and feel that the Toyota pump was at it's limit. The Saginaw should be able to handle larger tires (future project). I run one on the FJ40 with 36" tires and it works great. And being cheaper and available everywhere (at least in the US) didn't hurt either.
I have so many projects going on that I decided to go the easy route. I purchased a bracket from Iron Pig Offroad. Very nice bracket. Also purchased a wide pulley from Lance while I was at it (thanks Lance).
The pulley Lance sold me uses a tapered bushing in the center. This allows you to change out the center of the pulley for different shaft setups. I ordered the one with a 3/4" bore. Nice wide pulley. Was surprised it was so heavy (made of cast iron).
Anyhow, had the bracket and the pulley. Now for the pump. Went down to the local junk yard and got a pump for $10. After getting it home, I decided not to use it. While the shaft was 3/4", it was not keyed. Don't know if that would have made a difference or not, but I wanted to bolt this thing on and not worry about it for a while. Plus, the return line wasn't exactly how I wanted it.
So off to Napa I went. After looking through the parts catalogs, it seemed that all the keyed shaft pulleys have 5/8" shafts. So I ordered a new tapered bushing for the center of the pulley with a 5/8" bore. Glad you can just replace the center section of the pulley.
I bought the generic Saginaw pump (20-6000) from Napa. $54 + core. Glad I had bought that junker pump since I needed the cap from it anyhow and the core was more than I paid for the junker. Limited lifetime warranty on the Napa unit.
After purchasing a few needed bolts and washers, I was set. Well, I thought I was. Turns out that the pulley is so wide that very little of the shaft sticks out. And you have to put a nut on to hold the pulley onto the shaft. Luckily this was easy to fix since my friend has a lathe. Just cut a countersink into the center for the nut. 5 minutes and I now had a custom wide pulley.
The install was as straight forward as you could ask for. The bracket bolted onto two head bolts. Pump bolted right up. Stock pressure line screws right in and is in the right location. Stock return line hooks right up. Everything was like it was made for it. All went well. Just one more stop at Napa for a nice wide belt and I was set.
It works great! Lots of power. Some may not like that much power assist, but I like it. After many months of strong arm steering, it's quite a welcome change. And I know I'm really going to like it when wheeling. The setup looks so clean that you would think it came that way from Toyota. And now I have two belts that run the water pump: one from the power steering, and one from my Leece alternator.
So I'd say this was a great easy project. And while I spent a little more buying the bracket, pulley, and pump, I'm sure I still came in quite a bit less than OEM. And in my opinion, I think it's an upgrade.
