Re: [Chrysler300] 300C/D PS pump

[Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jean-Yves,

Whatever you do, don't lose the cap to that Thompson pump.  Mine got 
lost in the restoration process and it took me over a year to find a 
replacement for it - and I had to buy a whole pump to get it.

Keith Boonstra

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On 4/1/2013 8:49 PM, Rob Kern wrote:
>
> Jean-Yves,
> The ‘57 power steering pump is a Thompson sleeve-type unit which was a 
> one year only application. The ‘58 pump is entirely different. Jeff 
> Carter is the only pump rebuilder I would recommend. He did mine in 1 
> week and bench tested it for pressure range. If you read my story on 
> what I went through in the second phase of my C restoration, I would 
> stay clear of a prominently advertised steering pump rebuilder in 
> Minnesota. Many power steering pump rebuilders refuse to work on the 
> Thompson. Jeff has the parts and will do it right the first time. I 
> can not emphasize sending him your pump to be rebuilt more strongly! 
> 300’ly, Rob Kern
>
> From: Jean-Yves
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 6:08 PM
> To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Chrysler300] 300C/D PS pump
>
> Hi.
>
> I'm restoring a club members 300C and the PS pump we have for it has an
> aluminum body.
>
> I want to have it rebuilt but the pump rebuilder I use says he cannot find
> many parts needed to rebuild it. They did one pump before and it took them
> 10 months to find the parts!
>
> Around the same time (1957-1958), Chrysler used a cast iron PS pump that
> would fit the 392 Hemi, and those are easier to rebuild.
>
> The 300D we restored last year had such a pump on it.
>
> So I am asking if anyone would have a spare rebuildable PS pump unit they
> would be willing to part with.
>
> I also need the mounting bracket for this cast iron pump.
>
> Contact me off the list if anybody can help.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jean-Yves Chouinard
>
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