Silhouette V6-191 3.1L VIN D TBI (1995)
3. Inspect bearing for rough or looseness and bearing seal for leakage, cracking or swelling.
4. Check driveshaft and bearing bore for excessive burning or scoring.
5. Control valve must move smoothly in the valve bore.
Assembly
1. Press sleeve into housing using a suitable socket and press.
Fig. 9 Dowel pin installation
2. Install dowel pin, seal and pressure plate spring.
Fig. 10 Pressure Plate Alignment
3. Install O-ring seal, pressure plate and dowel pins. Mark top of pressure plate where pin enters from underneath to ease alignment with dowel pin
during assembly.
4. Lubricate O-ring, pump ring, rotor and vanes with power steering fluid. Install vanes and rotor with rounded edge facing away from rotor. Ensure
counterbore of rotor faces driveshaft end of housing.
5. Install pump ring with identification marks facing up, then install O-ring seal and thrust plate. Thrust plate dimples must line up with bolt holes in
housing and plate must engage pump ring dowel pins.
Fig. 11 Thrust plate compression
6. Using a press to compress thrust plate, install retaining plate with the center opening of ring with bolt hole nearest the access hole.
7. Using a suitable socket and press, install driveshaft seal into housing until it bottoms.
8. Install bearing onto driveshaft then slide assembly into housing while rotating driveshaft so shaft serrations engage with rotor.
