74 Gremlin Power Steering Issue

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   Hey folks, Looking for some common sense help. I have a power steering pump that I rebuilt on my 74 gremlin. It's a press on pulley and was an amazing pain in the butt to find. Long story short I'm not getting any power steering when I start the car. This is a rebuild and I took the steering gear off when i started 5 years ago. All i did with it was paint it and let it sit on the shelf till i put it all back together. I pulled the return line, started the car and turned the wheel, it's putting out a tiny amount of fluid. Then did the same on the send line from the pump and still barely anything at all. 
Question: Do I need to let the car warm up more to get pressure or should it be flowing? Are there any other troubleshooting techniques I should try before taking the pump apart again?

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sweetevil28 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Apprentice Joined: Dec/20/2013 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 54	Post Options Post Reply Quote sweetevil28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 74 Gremlin Power Steering Issue Posted: Jun/07/2017 at 10:11pm
	Hey folks, Looking for some common sense help. I have a power steering pump that I rebuilt on my 74 gremlin. It's a press on pulley and was an amazing pain in the butt to find. Long story short I'm not getting any power steering when I start the car. This is a rebuild and I took the steering gear off when i started 5 years ago. All i did with it was paint it and let it sit on the shelf till i put it all back together. I pulled the return line, started the car and turned the wheel, it's putting out a tiny amount of fluid. Then did the same on the send line from the pump and still barely anything at all. Question: Do I need to let the car warm up more to get pressure or should it be flowing? Are there any other troubleshooting techniques I should try before taking the pump apart again?

Wrambler Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/02/2007 Location: West Virginia Status: Offline Points: 4199	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wrambler Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun/08/2017 at 9:39am
	How did you press on the pulley? If you did not use the threaded installer or hammered on the end of the P/S pump in any way you have wrecked the pump. I forget exactly what shears off, but the pump is dead. Maybe repairable, I just don't remember.
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sweetevil28 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Apprentice Joined: Dec/20/2013 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 54	Post Options Post Reply Quote sweetevil28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun/09/2017 at 8:43am
	I used a pulley tool to push it back on nothing too abusive. I'm going to take it off and see what's going on inside... again.

sweetevil28 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Apprentice Joined: Dec/20/2013 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 54	Post Options Post Reply Quote sweetevil28 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun/21/2017 at 8:18am
	The only thing that was wrong that I could tell was that the pressure plate was on upside down. I cleaned the whole thing out with carb cleaner and that was it. Seems to have worked.