6.0 power steering pump upgrade

[Jomax]

Will this work on a superduty 7.3??


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[old man dave]

If you use a truck pump will the truck pulley work or does it absolutely have to be a pulley from a van?

Got4wd says the OBS, SD and the 6.0 truck pulleys DO NOT WORK. Dorman aftermarket does not make a replacement van 7.3 pulley.

Dealer obsolete, none available.

The van used a 6.0 style pump on an 7.3 OBS style engine bracket, so its a factory morphodite.

Junkyard only. Got4wd said there were several at the junkyards in his area, so a little legwork should pay off in other regions.

The good news is no one is out there looking for them yet.....

 

[old man dave]

Will this work on a superduty 7.3??


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The van bracket has the A/C compressor mounted on the drivers side like an OBS.

 

[Jomax]

The van bracket has the A/C compressor mounted on the drivers side like an OBS.

Sucks


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[97strokerHD]

If I'm not running hydroboost would it be as simple as capping off the hydroboost lines on the pump to make it work correctly?

 

[Got4wd]

If I'm not running hydroboost would it be as simple as capping off the hydroboost lines on the pump to make it work correctly?

No need to plug, put a 3/8 coupler and run the return line to the fluid reservoir.

 

[joedown]

Here's some pics of my hydroboost and power steering pump upgrades. If you didn't know what the original factory configuration was you would not be able to tell that this truck did not come from the factory this way.

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[TexasJ]

Source for pulley

Hey guys, I have found a source where you can get the pulleys for this swap. I managed to find one of the original ford pulley's, and before I put it on the pump I went to my local cnc machine shop so they could mic it out and make copies. I had them make two additional pulleys for me (I like to have backups) and I asked them to keep the measurements on file so they can make more in the future. It wasn't cheap, but if any of you want to do this swap and can't find the pulley's at the junkyard feel free to give them a call and they can make them for you. You don't even have to send them an original to replicate because they already have the measurements on file from me. It's Pressworks Maximum in Forney, TX. (30 minutes east of Dallas) Call 972-564-4229 and ask for the power steering pulley, the phone will ring through to Amy 24hrs. They do a lot of small orders for obsolete parts so they can do other stuff too if you send them an original to measure. I'll post pics of the finished pulleys too.

P.S. I'm not making anything off of this, just wanted to help them out by helping you guys out.

 

[TexasJ]

Here is a pic of the original next to the two copies. One is upside down to show the rear.

 

[TexasJ]

Finished

Some pics of my finished project. I can definitely feel an improvement. I don't have hydroboost so I just welded together a custom bracket and mounted the resevoir next to the ac compressor. It all went together very nicely. Big thanks to Got4wd for all his help!!

 

[7.3Powersmoker95]

Here is a pic of the original next to the two copies. One is upside down to show the rear.

Do you have a guestimate of the price of that pulley if i ordered through them?

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[TexasJ]

Hey just got this. Let me check my receipt and see how much I paid. I'll check it when I gwt home in a few hours. Alternatively you can call them and get an estimate too. They answer 24 hrs

 

[TexasJ]

Do you have a guestimate of the price of that pulley if i ordered through them?

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Ok I just checked my records. They charged me $50/hr and 117.87 per piece of steel. I had them make 2 pulleys so total cost for me was $485.74. Now that's with them charging 4&1/2 hrs of labor (2&1/4 hrs per pulley), but it actually took a little longer than that. Therefore it may be a little more expensive for you if they factor in additional labor time.

 

[Lara]

Does the return line from the hydroboost have to connect to the bigger hose of the reservoir or the smaller one, if it even matters?

 

[gnxtc2]

The bigger hose goes to the pump. The return off the HB ties into the little nipple off the reservoir and from the cooler.

Billy T.
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[Lara]

I’m not running a ps cooler. Does that affect anything?

 

[obstowrig]

Is the bracket that mounts this pump and the ac unit the same from a 6.0
van engine? anyone have the bracket and correct van pulley that they want to sell for a reasonable price?

 

[gnxtc2]

No. Bracket is from a 99-03 E-Series with a 7.3.

Billy T.
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[Tiha]

I found one on FB market place. Bracket, pump and pulley but the pump was shot.

So keep an eye on marketplace. They still pop up from time to time.

 

[obstowrig]

been watching for quite a while, hoping to find them soon