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I scoured the forums and couldn't find a straight up DIY, and it took me a while to figure out a suitable way(cheap and reliable) to do this delete.Let me preface this by saying: I didn't do this as a way to 1/10 hp. I did this modification because my power steering pump was doing insane things like bubbling like a witch's cauldron and blowing the power steering cap off of the reservoir. I'm too cheap to spend the money to repair a part of the vehicle I've always considered a "frill". Plus, I like the less cluttered engine bay that you get from removing these components.
That being said; let's begin.
You will need:
10mm wrench
12mm wrench
Pipe cutter
Honda PSF
A cheap vacuum pump (optional, but very useful)
Time Involved: 20-30minutes, faster if you have your tools together ahead of time
Cost: ~$15
Difficulty:
1. DISCONNECT YOUR BATTERY. I shouldn't have to say this. This is kind of like making sure a gun is unloaded before you clean it.
2. Open the hood. Locate your PS pump on the drivers side of the vehicle; behind the headlight. Get yourself a 12mm and a 10mm socket/wratchet or a Gearwrench.
3. Use your 12mm wrench to LOOSEN the bolt circled in the photo.
3. Use your 10mm to remove the wing nut/10mm bolt (it will vary depending on model year)
3. Loosen the BOTTOM 12mm bolt on the PS pump. (Sorry, I don't have a photo for this one.)
4. After loosening the bottom bolt, The PS pump should be able to move back and forth freely. This will allow you to remove the belt. Either keep it or chuck it. I saved mine incase I ever wanted to reinstall the system.
5. NOW that you have removed the belt, you may now finish removing the bolts that you loosened. We do it this way so that we are able to manipulate the pump easier and make less of a mess in our next step.
6. Use your 10mm socket to remove the two bolts from the High Pressure line. How messy this step is depends on how judicious you are about the procedure. After disconnecting the line, allow the hose to drain into a receptacle of some sort for disposal.
7. Now, we disconnect entirely the low pressure hose that runs from the reservoir to the PS pump. Allow any remaining PS fluid to drain.
8. Remove the PS pump assembly. Keep it, sell it, toss it. Your choice.
9. Now is the part where we get our pipe cutter. You need to take your time with this one, so that the cut is clean and not burred. Using the pipe cutter, cut as evenly as possible around the section of high pressure line circled in the image. We are aiming to leave as much "straight" barb as possible. That means make your cut as close to the "bend" as possible.
10. Now, we take our small, roughly "U-shaped" power steering hose that runs from the reservoir to the pump and flip it REVERSE IT. Using two hose clamps, secure the ends of the hose to the reservoir, then onto the "nipple" you created. There is just enough length to make this connection. I would *DEFINITELY* take the time to inspect the hose and make sure it's in a condition to be reused. If not, you should replace it with a Honda part #53731-S5D-A01. I believe a piece of 9/16 ID hose of the proper type can be used from the auto parts store as long it is the right type of hose.
11. Last but definitely not least, refill your power steering reservoir to the correct level, then get in the car and turn the steering wheel back and forth several times making sure to fully cycle the steering rack to it's steering limit. As the fluid fills the rack, top off your reservoir with power steering fluid again to the correct level. Of course, this is also a great time to flush the crap out of your steering rack and use a correct Honda power steering fluid. If you bought a used car, you have about a 50/50 likelihood that somebody paid attention to the manual and actually used Honda PSF. Keep that in mind about your coolant, as well.
12. Reconnect your battery, start your car, and prepare to become a strapping young man like myself .
Your finished product should look something like this. I opted to remove the PS mounting bracket from the block for clearance reasons. That part is pretty self explanatory if you would like to do the same. Also, don't joke on my PS reservoir cap, I had to make a temporary compromise....lol
Crazy to think you would criticize me for finding a simpler and cheaper way to do what *YOU* did.
It would be crazy to think that not everyone wants to spend money on the Aeroquip fittings etc. that you admitted yourself are overkill and not necessary. Ya know, if we are driving 20 year old Hondas; maybe some of us arent as financially sound as you. What cost $80 in 2005 cost well above that price now. This cost me practically NOTHING.
Crazy to think that someone would want the only available DIY knowledge to be ONE thread from 18 years ago. Crazy to think I didnt read YOUR DIY over and over again.
Now, did you have anything else constructive to add? Photos would be nice.
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