Power steering pump

[Mikes83ss]

I have an 83 monte carlo ss and I've owned it for about 5 years now.Since owning it I've been through 3 pumps and about 5 sets of hours.The pumps I get are brand new and through a chevy dealership.Does anyone know of a aftermarket pump that's better then the stock original?

 

[83hurst-olds]

I would bet there is something else in the system that is bad. Something is putting crud into your new pumps, over pressuring it, something not aligned, etc. I can't imagine THAT many pumps going bad on their own accord.

 

[Mikes83ss]

Ya its weird they only last about a year then they start to leak and the hoses tend to crack.I was thinking maybe cause I live in vegas and with it getting hotter then hell it was just dry rotting them.This is why I was thinking maybe some sort of aftermarket unit would be better.

 

[azmalibuwagon]

It might be the heat, 110 degrees is hard on just about everything.

But FWIW I'm in Phoenix, got mine out of an old truck in the junkyard about a year and a half ago, and it's still going strong.

 

[83hurst-olds]

That could be, but we normally have ten 100 degree plus days a year here in Oklahoma and out of ALL of my G-body's, I have only lost 1 pump and upon replacing, worked fine until I scrapped it 200,000 miles later.