What is the best way to strip a power steering pump and reserve tank?
What color do you use to repaint it, gloss black or semi-gloss black?
Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.

I pluged the fittings in mine and sand blasted. Covered the top good and hand sanded that part. Used semi gloss on it and its holding up fine

What is the best way to strip a power steering pump and reserve tank?
What color do you use to repaint it, gloss black or semi-gloss black?
Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.

I dis-assembled mine, and ordered a complete re-seal kit, then sandblasted all my parts, and painted it with a semi-gloss black after re-assembly. You have to have a powersteering pump pulley puller to remove the pulley though, and also to re-install it.

I pulled mine apart to re-seal it and sanded it down by hand. Then used Rustoleum #7777 satin black. My pump pulley is held on by a nut and keyway, not press-on.

I took mine apart. Sandblasted the resovoir, cleaned the pump itself by hand with some carb cleaner and a wire brush. Then resealed, reassembled and painted it as a unit, pulley included 30% gloss black.

I used some "Gum Cutter" by Berkley. It's carb and choke cleaner. Paint came right off.

I'm a big fan of Rustoleum Satin Black. $4 a can at Home Despot. It's a perfect under-hood finish and it easily touches up at any time later.

I took mine apart. Sandblasted the resovoir, cleaned the pump itself by hand with some carb cleaner and a wire brush. Then resealed, reassembled and painted it as a unit, pulley included 30% gloss black.
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