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scherp69
03-15-2012, 06:49 PM
I recently got a serpentine kit from Wegner Motorsports and I must add, I would highly recommend them to anyone. Great customer service. When I ordered the kit, I completely forgot to tell Casey that I was using rack and pinion steering and I ended up getting a high flow steering pump. With the Unisteer rack and pinion, I need a low flow steering pump. I then remembered that I bought the rack and pinion from someone on the forum and it came with a pump. The original ad indicated that it was a Unisteer pump. Unfortunately I bought it in 2008 (can't believe it's been that long) and the user I bought it from hasn't logged on since 2008.

I don't have any reason to think it's not a low flow pump and the proper one for the rack that I have. I do though want to try and confirm it's a low flow one before I go and hook everything up only to find out it's not.

I emailed some pictures to Unisteer and the response I got was that it didn't look like one of their pumps. I replied asking if it could have been an older pump as it looks like their pump and has all the brackets and pulley they have on their pumps. Haven't heard back from them since. Here's a few links from their site that show what I'm talking about:

Same brackets:
http://www.unisteer.com/seach_by_vehicle/chevy_power_steering_box_rack_and_pinion/1967-1969_camaro_steering_1968-1974_nova_steering/pump_pulleys_reservoirs_brackets/polished_aluminum_pump_bracket_sbc_w/short_water_pump.html

Same pulleys:
http://www.unisteer.com/search_by_product/power_steering_pumps_accessories/power_steering_pump_pulleys.html


If anyone can confirm if this is a low flow Unisteer pump, I would greatly appreciate it. Or does anyone know how to test the pump? Here's a few pics:

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/06/PICT00174-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2012/03/PICT00184-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2012/03/P1010517-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2012/03/P1010518-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2012/03/P1010519-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2012/03/P1010520-1.jpg

These were included with the pump and rack

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/06/PICT00153-1.jpg

oestek
03-16-2012, 05:48 AM
My guess: That's a polished aluminum GM Type II pump, I'm going to say by the billet stuff either from Street & Performance or March, but could be the Unisteer piece as well. Can't speak to flow off the top of my head though, sorry.

scherp69
03-16-2012, 03:11 PM
Thanks Kevin. I also posted this on Lateral-g and David Pozzi had an easy fix. I didn't realize that it's as easy as getting the proper flow valve for the pump and I can use which ever pump I want.