In this video I bring in a customer’s 2010 Hyundai Accent with the big 1.6 that had a terrible growling noise coming from the power steering pump. Once we got the pump off, we tore it apart to see what the noise was while we are waiting for the new pump to show up only to discover that we could fix this one pretty easy. I also did a bunch of stuck like reusing O-rings that should make the comment section a real treat.
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Eric O’…Thanks for the entertainment! I think this was a great fix. Be careful with those hoodie ties. I sold a car to a guy…who went to check under the hood…his scarf got caught in the fan and killed him, with his girl sitting in the car. Still bothers me to this day.
Had a PS pump quit pumping on a Jeep Cherokee while enroute from Florida to Ohio – it failed in WV – no pumps available – continued on to Ohio – fully expected the pump to seize, it didn't. They had a pump at the Jeep dealer in Ohio.
Would you please give us some feedback on the icon scanner you’ve been using. Very interested in the tool because of the identifix and the trufix subscription they give you. Thanks.
This brings me back to watching my dad do this same sort of thing growing up. I think it separates the true mechanics from everyone else. I really enjoyed it!
Its really wonderful to see things repaired instead of replacing a whole unit
Funny puns in thi one Eric. Hope you and your family have a Happy and Healthy New 2025 !
It’s refreshing to see a component repaired. Unfortunately with shop rates, in most cases, replacing the part is cheaper. For example alternators are easily repaired but I have never seen a mechanic even consider it. Do it yourselfers can save hundreds.
It's a general hydraulic pump….seriously…it'll be fine!
Tolerances are not tight, simple design,very robust operation….
Nice vid.!
Hey Mr O. I trust your judgment a 1000% more that I would trust most dealers. Keep on with the great material! Happy New Year.
As a customer I'd be as happy as a clam with that repair. Chances are it's going to last longer than that aftermarket pump plus you saved the customer money and time waiting. Great job!
Old school pump rebuild. Nice job & another happy customer!!
Hey! Did you find that tension gauge in my toolbox!?
J/k I had the same one. The hateful part about the newer sh*tboxes is that it's almost impossible to get a tension gauge in there to check.
I'm thinking that a system flush would be in order, since one of the bearings has dissolved or disintegrated and is floating around in the system.
I just watched a video of a Korean manufacturer of bearings, and there is no gap.
Seems like somebody should get you a little bench top A-frame hydraulic press for xmas! Wonder if that loose bolt banging on the pulley had anything to do with damaging the bearing?
more or less did exactly what the reman company would do and the bearing probably cost them even less as they get straight from mfg and order so many of them they probably pay pennies on the dollar for them then charge $100+ for the reman pump
Awake for the whole process.
Nice repair – wonder if the bearing failed because of the bolt backing out which would create some undue side stress on the bearing as the bolt head rubbed against the backside of the pulley. The rubber seals on the bearing would allow any grit from the rubbing metals into the cage area of the bearing with the added side pressure and contaminate the grease leading to ball bearing failure – just speculation on my part.
This is how it was done for 100 years, it only changed when someone could make parts cheaper than repairing or replacing them.
Korean Bearing Company
Best I've seen in a while because it proves Eric is mortal. I can't count the times I had to make 5 trips to the toolbox to get the right size, but he has a good excuse since the bolt head had been "clearanced". And for an old guy, reminded me of the days when we could replace parts on a module instead of having to just buy a new one.
Growing up, my father fixed everything this way, he took it apart, figured out what was bad and got that part, I can hear him now, I’m not going to pay $40.00 for an alternator when all it needs is a .75 cents bearing…yeah that was the 60’s and early 70’s, I do the same if I can get the parts and I have the time to wait for them.
Also found OEM has goin more to assemblies, I needed new rings for an engine I was working on, to get the rings you had to buy the piston assemble, piston, rings, connecting rod and pin $320 each, got a custom set from Wiseco, pistons and rings for less than one of those assemblies from the OEM.
Sleepy content but hey it’s Sunday afternoon. Time for a nap.
I knew of one USAF rescue outfit that would cannibalize gaskets from one non- flying helicopter to keep another flying .
36:00 those accents are probably the best car Hyundai ever made