I'm trying to identify the power steering pump I have in my 1973 Plymouth 'Cuda 340.
I'm not certain if this is Federal or Saginaw. The body of the pump is round like the Federal:
not pear-shaped like the Saginaw:
except with an oval-shaped filler tube, like this one:
http://www.classicindustries.com/camaro/parts/a6154.htmlThe brackets seem to be the same as HF-PS004 here, which is listed for brackets for a Saginaw pump:
http://www.jimsautoparts.com/steering_parts.htmFurther, the pump cap seems to be the same as EG-6194B here, which is also listed for a Saginaw pump:
http://www.jimsautoparts.com/steering_parts.htmThe restoration guide I have says (emboldened pieces seemingly apply to me, as I have a key slot-shaft design):
There is a belief that the Trans-Am power steering pump was used on late-1971 to 1974 E-bodies, but this is not true. The late-1971 models with a V-8 did use a similar pump, but the part numbers are different.
In 1972 all pumps were of the key slot-shaft design but each engine used a different part number. In 1973 and 1974, most models used a pump with a 3/8-inch threaded hole in the shaft; this is the same pump used on late-1971 models that many compare to the Trans-Am pump.
Some 1973 and 1974 models were equipped with the key slot-type pump used in 1972.
Not really sure what to make of it. It sounds like I have the key slot-shaft design of 1972, but I've no idea which one model the 1972 340 used.
Except for the body of the pump not being pear-shaped, and the filler tube being oval, everything else points to it being a Saginaw-style pump.
Any ideas? Were there Saginaw pumps that were not pear-shaped and had oval filler tubes?
JF
