Hello, I have a 2001 C70 HPT and there was a noise in the power steering system whenever the car heated up to normal operating temperature. It did not make any noise at start up when it was cold and only started making noise when turning the steering wheel after the temp guage reached the normal tempature. I took the car to a local european auto repair shop (it is out of warranty) and they replaced the intake line to the power steering pump, saying that there was a problem with the hose and air was getting into the system which was causing the power steering noise.
Well that did not really solve the problem, it wasn't as bad, but still makes noise when the car heats up. The determined that the power steering pump needs to be replaced. After shopping around I ordered an aftermarket pump from A1-Cardone and had it shipped to this shop. The pump arrived and they went to put it on, but it came without the pulley attached. After trying numerous ways to get the pulley off of the old pump that they were removing to attach it to the new pump, they told me that they can't get it off.
For any Volvo mechanics who have done this... is there a special way to get the power steering pump pulley off of the old pump (which is OEM Volvo) and will it install to this aftermarket pump? They have used their pulley puller and said that the pulley (which is plastic I believe) is flexing, but not moving, and they don't want to break it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. They said that I could order a new pulley for $100 and most Volvo parts dealers they called stated that the Volvo C70 PS pumps come with the pulleys already attached. I called the place that I bought the PS pump from and they have two replacement pumps for a 2001 C70 HPT... both do not ship with the pulley attached. So there must be a way to get this old one off or possibly special tools other than a normal pulley puller? Please help... my car is at the mechanics and they don't have an answer.
Thanks you.