48jeep
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Does anyone have any idea what the outlet pressure is on power steering pump off of a magnum engine?
power steering pump pressure
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Probably like everything else. Around 2K PSI give or take.
48jeep
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Are you sure? It seems high to me. The reason I ask is that I am thinking of swapping a magnum engine into a 63 Studebaker and want to keep the stock power steering setup except for the pump. I also need to find out what the original Stude pump put out. It is the same pump as a Ford unit of those years.
That's typical P/S pump pressure.....like I said. Give or take.
Rustedwrench
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Typical dead-head pressure from a power steering pump is 1600 to 2000 psi, if I remember correctly. Actual working pressure depends on what is downstream from it, which is to say, what type of steering gear.
BillGrissom
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At least for the earlier Saginaw pumps, Rick Ehrenberg (Mopar Action or such) has an article on changing (lowering) the relief pressure w/ shims, so probably quotes some pressures. Should be able to google it. I recall that trucks w/ Magnum engines still had Pitman arm gear-boxes so the pumps should be similar relief pressure.
48jeep
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I think I have that issue of Mopar Action talking about the power steering pumps. Thank you for jogging my memory.
salinasjoel
Learning Daily
I did this to all my vehicles it really makes a difference... You will have to do some fab work as the inner diameter/outer diameter is not a readily available combination of washers... I actually went more extreme then ehrenberg describes and added about 1/8th inch collar to mine.
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