there is a frit type filter in the PS reservoir. Van cafe sells new ones, about 10 bucks I think alistair
On 11-Aug-10, at 9:03 PM, Gary Bawden wrote: John, if you find out I'd sure like to know! Perhaps adding a filter to the return line after the rebuild would be a good idea, too! Gary
> From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> > Subject: Power Steering Pumps - Again! > > The parts that wear are the vanes - which wear against the stator, and > the rotor, where the vanes wear in their respective slots on the > rotor. > Those three parts - stator, rotor, vanes - are really easy to replace. > So, what is the deal with getting those parts. All of our regular list > vendors carry the seal kit, ie, gaskets, o-rings, etc, but I have > yet to > see one carry the stator, rotor, and vanes. So why not? As common as > these parts are on Vanagons, surely they are available somewhere to > the > public at large. |
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