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Location: Lödöse | Hi all! Im new in the FL family since i just bought a 1957 Dodge Royal Lancer 2door HT with a 325 2bl. The steering is a bit woobly and there are som "hard spots" when i turn the wheels. It doesnt leak, exept a small amount that escapes through thr cap. There is a play when you pull the pulley in/out of about 5 mm. Im thinking about if i should rebuild the pump or replace it. But the problem is that i cant find any parts or replacements for it. I cant even figure out what type of pump it is. When i search the web, the pumps i find does not look like mine. The one in the service manual for Dodge '57 also looks different. Can anyone help me identify my pump?
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| there were three pumps(two Thompson, other is a goofy looking vickers), that is a Thompson. Type 1 Thompson looks like a revolver type(used very short time and not really serviceable, the other is a rotor type and rebuildable).
Thompson types have a "small nut" on the pulley or a "big nut" on the pulley. If you have a small nut you have the revolver type, big nut is the rotor type.
And I don't want to say the revolver type isn't "serviceable", it is, there are only a few seals though, its more of a "metal on metal" type of pump where if it goes its "gone" and you have to replace the housing or the internal revolver parts. its not just seals and gaskets.
A guy just posted a thread about using to thick of power steering fluid also which can cause spitting.
I don't think any pump should move in and out like that though.
I think your on the right track rebuilding the pump though since you might as well make sure that is in tip top shape before starting on the steering gear.
http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=11168&...
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| I think there were also "federal" pumps but I think they showed up later?
http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=57937&...thompson
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Location: Lödöse | Thanks Mike! It looks like the Thompson on the photos in the link you posted. Ill chek what type of nut there is on the pulley axle tomorrow. I found this on the web from a Dodge Monaco '65 and thought it looked the same:) But then i have to keep looking for parts for a Thompson (or replacement).
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