Power Steering Pump: Disassembly

Ensure pump housing is cleaned before disassembly. Remove pulley nut and pulley. Remove mounting bracket from front of pump (if equipped). Remove suction pipe and "O" ring.
Remove pulley shaft retaining snap ring. Remove pulley shaft and bearing. Remove oil seal from housing. See Fig 1 -Fig 5 . Note seal installation direction.
CAUTION: Mark internal components for direction of installation before removal.

Fig 1: Power Steering Pump (Maxima, NX & Sentra)
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Fig 2: Power Steering Pump (Maxima with Electronic Power Steering)
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Fig 3: Exploded View of Power Steering Pump (Stanza)
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Fig 4: Exploded View of Power Steering Pump (240SX)
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Fig 5: Exploded View of Power Steering Pump (300ZX)
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Remove rear cover bolts. Remove rear cover and gasket. Mark direction of cam ring, rotor and vane for installation reference. Remove rotor, vanes, cam ring and pins.
Remove front side plate and "O" rings. Remove housing spring or wave washers (if equipped). Remove connector, control valve, "O" ring (if equipped) and spring from housing.