WAIT! I screwed up the Bolt on Power steering upgrade! MUST WATCH!!

[@99jeepxjguy97]

Goal met. Outstanding. Thank you. What I appreciate about this is that the finished product appears somewhat stock. Fits right in with my resto mod theme on my 99 2door.

[@jaredadventures1996]

Thank you so much for both videos! Doing this right now for my 98' XJ. Very good explaining and I like watching your videos - you're a good man.

[@JeffJones-om2nh]

Going to do this upgrade this weekend. Thanks for the update on the hose deal!! Good job man!!

[@blownaway4371]

"Planned Obsolescence"! I ran into problems back in the 70-80s with Honda power steering fluid. If you didn't use Honda fluid, your hoses would soften and swell in weeks!!

[@jake-mv5oi]

I used transmission hose when I plumbed in a PS cooler. 5 years no problems yet.

[@seanmacdonald8476]

Update: Gonna have to grab some smaller hose clamps the two I put on are cranked down and not cutting it. I'm running the less expensive version you have and it's leaking like a siev. I am running 35" tires and will say I started with the fitting not drilled out and I could tell 0 difference between the stock xj pump and the new wj one. I then drilled out to 5/16" which is still smaller than the factory hole on the WJ fitting. I feel like it's TOO loose now lol. It takes such small amount of force to turn the steering wheel I think it doesn't want to return to center after cornering with any pressure on the steering wheel. I'm going to go to the junk yard and maybe grab a couple fittings off xj's and play with it a bit more with smaller holes. The people who blow high pressure lines tend to be the ones who drill out to wj ID. Just my observation... I'm running a 4 turn red head box that has a higher gear ratio than the 15:1 3 turn standard boxes so hoping that with only drilling out slightly and the advantage of the 18:1 box my high pressure lines will stay happy. Still buying duralast spare hose to hold onto because of that sweet sweet warranty. Cheers!

[@seanmacdonald8476]

Update 2: i did get some lightly smaller 3/4" clamps but the real trick to stop the leak was to put the clamps on the actual lips of the metal fitting vs in between. At least that's what worked for me! All seems well now tho the pump just seems a bit loud but perhaps I'm just being paranoid. Buddy grabbed me another xj high pressure line fitting that I drilled out to 13/64" and it's a happy medium.

[@tomhubbard353]

If your running 35s and have not modified your axle, you likely do not have much or enough caster to have the steering want to return to center. I cut the inner Cs off of my 1976 Ford F150 D44, rotated the pinion to where it lined up with the T-case output then set the caster at 9-10 Degrees and re-welded the Cs. 10 is where Gen Right builds their axles and they wheel there stuff HARD!

[@seanmacdonald8476]

@@tomhubbard353 with the new xj psc pump on the steering wheel basically snaps back to center with the same set up. Agree that caster plays a role but think the strength of the WJ pump is just overriding it IMO. I think i'm running 8*

[@tomhubbard353]

@@seanmacdonald8476 OH Sweet, glad to hear it's working great. 8 is plenty, also it's more than most have after lifting.haha

[@IronGunner10]

Thanks for sharing! I have a lot of plans, this being one.

[@jeffd1467]

The larger return on this WJ pump is from the hydrofan. The smaller outlet IS the one that comes from the steering gearbox. It is the engineered setup, so I don't see why there is a need to do the 1/2" hose mod. The reports about cavitation sound highly suspect. Why would the stock location cavitate? Thoughts? Maybe because without a hydrofan return in operation along with the gearbox, the issue arises? Did I just answer my own question?

[@dustinlerch9272]

Well, there’s two answers. Either the engineers did it because it was needed. Or the engineers disagreed bitterly and were overruled by money interests. There we go.

[@joesimpson2788]

Could you not use hydraulic hose?

[@nothsa1107]

This pump also would work great for a hydroboost conversion. Stronger pump and 2 returns is what you need.

[@05glisedan]

I may try transmission hose if not able to find power steering hose. Waiting for v8 wj pump to arrive. Thanks for the update...

[@tomhubbard353]

I think trans and ps hose is the same, both rated for oil vs coolant or vacuum.

[@richtyler8034]

He man thank you so very much for the update. I’m doing this in a few weeks

[@chriswhitson7290]

In regards to your lower radiator hose, get another chauffing guard that is on the upper hose and put it where it contacts the steering lines

[@nextweeksadventure]

Solid idea but I shortened the hose at the waterpump and it no longer touches the lines.

[@tomhubbard353]

I wonder if this will work on the TJ, I put a 4.0 in my sons XJ out of TJ and had to swap ps pumps only because the pulley did not line up(Different pulley). My guess is yes, just not 100% it is an upgrade on the TJ, could be the same pump. I will have to research. As soon as I saw you were using heater hose, I thought, OH! That is short lived, soon to be a gooey mess.

[@ColinAverill]

Give an update if you do or have done this. I picked up a TJ and want to know if this is feasible if I need it in the future.

[@andrewhooton]

I swapped my 96 with the 2002 era brande new lares wj pump and swapped the high pressure fitting and got A 97+ high pressure xj hose to fit. However it is making a whirring noise no matter how much i burp the thing. Im out of ideas besides buying a new pump.

[@Vcoldduck]

Inline reducer 1/2 to 5/16 or 3/8 what ever you need and lose the extra hose

[@GF_Burke]

Fuel line would work just fine.

[@scubasmith]

It looks like those hose clamps are rubbing on the lower radiator hose. Might check that.

[@nextweeksadventure]

They were. I did and we are all good now.

[@chopperchuck]

you only need to drill that out if you are using a hydro-assist

[@jdean1851]

GREAT INFO BOTH PUMP VIDZ" THANX ! NEWSUB IN IDAHO!

[@stevehamel1336]

Just followed your lead on this and now my belt is rubbing on the power steering bracket.. do I need the we pulley too? Different offset?

[@nextweeksadventure]

No it uses the same pulley your old pump had. Sounds like the pulley might be on the shaft to far. If I recall correctly the pulley doesn't really have to be mounted all the way down shaft. I remember eyeballing it while it was on to see if belt was aligned straight with all the other pulleys and adjusted pulley to make sure everything was good.

[@gosser66]

Hi sir, so far, how’s the WJ pump working? I too have a ‘98 XJ and am very intrigued and interested in this swap. You mentioned testing it out on some rock crawling and off camber trails. Any feedback you can share?

[@nextweeksadventure]

So far so good. No leaks no weird noises. Still has good feel in the wheel.

[@gosser66]

Are you still on 33’s? I’m considering going to 35’s, and from what I’ve read, the WJ pump is a good option for that size tire.

[@nextweeksadventure]

@@gosser66 yes same tires still. Size is just a hair under 33. "Can't remember exact size" I wanted as much flex without trimming and not overload the axles as i could get.

[@05glisedan]

I'm in the process of installing new pump. Thanks for the clarification. I'm not drilling either. If it starts sounding strange, then I'll drill. I'm also on 33's. Thanks for posting and update. Looking forward to the next episode.

[@josephhall6244]

i have to ask... i see u bought the gate 10 foot return lines to replace the 3/8 hose.. the gate hose is now $50 to $120 between local part store and online rockauto.. rockauto is cheaper.. but the question to that is what is wrong with using the wj grand cherokee return line.. they are actually $30 and its cut to fit.. they also look like they are the same size as the gate 10 foot return hose. this is wj grand cherokee 4.7 v8 return line Part # 13404024.. let me know. thanks.

[@nextweeksadventure]

I think when I did it I was worried about using a pre bent hose would kink up. I went with the regular hose because I wasn't sure about routing it and wanted to avoid that. If I was doing it now and the hose was that expensive I'd definitely try the oem cheaper hose and see what happens. Worst case it doesn't work send it back and try again.

[@josephhall6244]

never mind... that part number 13404024 for the return line hose is 3/8

[@jefffischer3854]

what fitting did you use for the return line at the gear? mine has the goofy set up where the two pipes cross over each other.

[@nextweeksadventure]

No fittings used on return line. Slid hose on and used hose clamps.

[@bspizzledizzle]

Jeff - what did you end up doing? Mine has the same setup and I am partway through the swap.

[@MrMrsregor]

@@bspizzledizzle use the original "fitting" (metal pipe coming out of the gear box) and just unhook the rubber line from the pump. maybe just replace the rubber hose if a longer one is needed

[@Trial.and.error.hobbies]

Would 1/2” gas tubing work?

[@nextweeksadventure]

Fuel hose is super expensive so I'd just stick with the PS hose

[@eldrenbiddle9358]

No one has mentioned what to do with hi pressure port to hydro fan.

[@MrMrsregor]

because there is no hi pressure port to hydro fan... pressure line goes from pump to hydro fan then to gear box. the hydro fan is located in line between the steering pump and steering gear box. the fan also has a return to the pump, but not a dedicated pressure feed

[@carldietz9767]

Anyone who sells and makes up hydrolic lines will fix uou up.

[@PureGalaxies]

The heck is this I wish I knew why this guy bought a jeep #fordranger

[@nextweeksadventure]

Funny paul real funny.