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Patrick brophy · 05-04-2021, 04:27 PM

An update to the alignment issue.
First ,sorry about the delay in responding. Don't get old ,too many medical appointments.

I have had several emails with Tim from Hill's Restoration. He was most helpful. He did contact the builder of the system.

His response was,

Use the spacers between the cast bracket and the flat bracket on the pump. They epoxy the spacers in place on the 3C511 cast bracket and they get sandwiched in place between the brackets.
If you pull the pump pulley forward with your fingers (they have a lot of front to back play)and the spacers between the brackets are in place you should be dead on.

When I did so, I was able to pull the pulley on the pump out even where it matched the pulley on the engine.
The builder said if it was still not correct ,he could send another pulley with a deeper offset, but I should be OK.

That took care of my issue. I had no idea that there would be any play in the shaft ,Thanks for all the help.

05-04-2021, 04:27 PM	#25
Patrick brophy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Alabama Posts: 169	Re: Power steering pump alignment An update to the alignment issue. First ,sorry about the delay in responding. Don't get old ,too many medical appointments. I have had several emails with Tim from Hill's Restoration. He was most helpful. He did contact the builder of the system. His response was, Use the spacers between the cast bracket and the flat bracket on the pump. They epoxy the spacers in place on the 3C511 cast bracket and they get sandwiched in place between the brackets. If you pull the pump pulley forward with your fingers (they have a lot of front to back play)and the spacers between the brackets are in place you should be dead on. When I did so, I was able to pull the pulley on the pump out even where it matched the pulley on the engine. The builder said if it was still not correct ,he could send another pulley with a deeper offset, but I should be OK. That took care of my issue. I had no idea that there would be any play in the shaft ,Thanks for all the help.