etpm
Veteran Member
When the weather gets rainy here in the PNW I will stop tractoring for a while and get the power steering installed on my YM2310. I would really like to use a power steering pump but space is so tight that I may not be able to.
However, there is room for a power steering pump, if small enough, directly above the stock alternator. My crazy plan is to remove the alternator and look at its construction, to see how the rotating part is supported by the bearing(s). If I deem the support adequate, or if I can add another bearing if need be, then I want to put the rotating part in the lathe and remove just enough material such that the O.D. cleans up. Then I will machine a vee belt pulley from aluminum that is a .002 to .003 inch press fit for the alternator O.D. that I just machined. Then I can just heat the aluminum pulley up and drop it onto the alternator. So, is this a crazy idea? If not then I need to find a small power steering pump.
I'm thinking I need to look for a power steering pump from a small import car. A Toyota or a Nissan or similar. Something common. Too bad Yanmar doesn't make small cars. I could go to the closest Pick and Pull auto wrecker yard and just look for a suitably sized pump. I will need to make sure it spins the right direction. That means I need to see which direction my 2310 spins.
Thanks,
Eric
However, there is room for a power steering pump, if small enough, directly above the stock alternator. My crazy plan is to remove the alternator and look at its construction, to see how the rotating part is supported by the bearing(s). If I deem the support adequate, or if I can add another bearing if need be, then I want to put the rotating part in the lathe and remove just enough material such that the O.D. cleans up. Then I will machine a vee belt pulley from aluminum that is a .002 to .003 inch press fit for the alternator O.D. that I just machined. Then I can just heat the aluminum pulley up and drop it onto the alternator. So, is this a crazy idea? If not then I need to find a small power steering pump.
I'm thinking I need to look for a power steering pump from a small import car. A Toyota or a Nissan or similar. Something common. Too bad Yanmar doesn't make small cars. I could go to the closest Pick and Pull auto wrecker yard and just look for a suitably sized pump. I will need to make sure it spins the right direction. That means I need to see which direction my 2310 spins.
Thanks,
Eric