RE:Matt/Jay/power steering discussion

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Jeff, hi.
 Does the larger diameter of the pwr strng pump assembly equate to being
underdriven compared to the Eaton set-up? Does it use less hp to drive
the Saginaw assembly with the larger diameter pulley??
 Steve Avery
Santa Maria, Ca.




This thread has gone on so long that reply posts now take up a healthy
chunk of the digests simply due to all the ">>>>>" forwarding hash marks and
old/previous comments...

In 1972, AMC switched over to the GM-designed Saginaw steering pump, to go
along with the Saginaw steering gear AMC had been using for years prior.
This pump is the one with the pump integrated into the "teardrop" shaped
reservoir and a larger pulley, about 5"-6" depending on application. As
previously noted, some of these used a bolt on pulley and some of them used
a press-on pulley. Pretty much any Saginaw pump will work with any Saginaw
steering gear by using the appropriate hose connections.


Jeff Reeves
Auburn GA