Hand-holding with Power Steering Pump rebuild?

[Chris Lynch <creesto@xxxxxxxxxx>]

<<sigh>> I know, I know:  we own classics because we LIKE spending big bucks
on repairs� I don't mind, really I don't. And I appreciate the fact that I
have no monthly car payment like most fools with their $23,000
clone-mobiles. BUT I also need a new headliner, new carpet, a new rear
bumper and eventually working AC (a fog-less windshield would be nice too!).
So, if some kind soul out there on this list can tell me it won't hurt if I
take the power steering pump in my '66 Coupe apart myself and install new
seals and that it will work like new, then please help me save some
money....

> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (List Server)
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> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:17:40 -0700
> Subject: IML DIGEST
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> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:52:05 -0700
> Subject: Re: IML: Hand-holding with Power Steering Pump rebuild?
> From: Christopher Hoffman <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> $160? Pay it! I paid $400 to have it done badly, then another $400 to have
> it done right two years later!
> 
> Chris in LA
> 67 Crown
> 78 NYB Salon
> 
> On 4/13/04 5:26 am, Chris Lynch (creesto@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> 
>> I am faced with either paying someone to rebuild my power steering pump for
>> $160, buying a used replacment for $75 or attempting to rebuild it myself.
>> The guy who wants $160 indicated that it was fairly involved, but that might
>> just be 'selling' trouble. I am on a tight budget and would be willing to
>> try it myself, except I don't have a pulley-puller or an arbor press to put
>> it back on. Can someone convince me I should still attempt it? PLEASE?!