RAM 1500 Truck 2WD V6-3.9L VIN X (1999)
Power Steering Pump: Service and Repair
Power Steering Pump Removal and Installation
WARNING: DO NOT REMOVE THE WATER PUMP COOLANT TUBE UNLESS THE COOLANT SYSTEM HAS BEEN
DEPRESSURIZED AND DRAINED.
REMOVAL
1. Remove the serpentine drive belt.
2. Remove the hoses from the power steering pump and cap the fittings.
3. Remove battery ground cable and unthread stud from cylinder head, do not remove from bracket.
4. Loosen upper bracket bolt and remove the lower bracket to engine block bolts.
5. Pivot the pump assembly past the coolant tube.
6. Remove the upper stud and remove upper bolt from cylinder head.
7. Remove steering pump and mounting bracket from engine as an assembly.
8. Remove the pump pulley, to access pump attaching bolts.
Pump Mounting 3.9L, 5.2L And 5.9L
Pump Mounting 8.0L
9. Remove the front pump bracket. On 8.0L engine remove rear pump bracket.
