Power Steering Rebuild - notes and vents

Ran across this and thought I'd update "with the rest of the story". Drove the Dart since and the power steering works flawlessly, with no leaks. Before I ran the engine, I spun the pump with a drill (no radiator) to fill the gear and center the valve body so it didn't "self steer".

One glitch I ran into is that the Federal pump has an O-ring outlet while the TRW had an inverted flare. The nut is the same, so somebody might not notice and have a frustrating leak. I had a pressure hose from a later (big shaft) gear which fit the pump, then had to swap-in the valve body from the later gear to fit the hose. But that was fairly easy in the car. I got a small leak in the used hose, but bought a new hose for $17.

I also plumbed an oil cooler in the return line. I took it off a RAM pickup. I tapped a hole in the frame rail to mount it.