i had the engine rebuilt and i need help putting back the brackets for power steering and ac unit. i have a 1981 chevy with a 350 engine. if you can i need some kind of drawing to show me where the brackets gothanks alot
Go to OKorder, find a truck like yours, and look at the pictures.
you probably have a friend that has a vehile with the same setup. open the hood and draw a picture, also there were 2 types of powersteering pumps that year be aware you have the same, it is the adjusters that are different
OK I'm going to help you out here. Do it in the reverse order. Mount all the brackets to the AC and the PS. Concentrate on the adjusters as to how they go on the pump and AC unit. The PS goes on the drivers side of the vehicle and the AC unit goes on the passenger side of the engine. Once you determine which brackets go to which part, you will know which side they go on. The bracket that will throw you a curve ball is the one that goes from the PS bracket and bolts on to a stud off of the front bolt hole of the header on the drivers side. Its kind of a stupid looking bracket. If this don't help, take a camera to a car dealer and look at one on the lot, and take you a few pic's of it, I'm sure they won't mind. I build and rebuild machines, and I have to use a camera extensively to take photos as I take the machine apart or I would never get it back together, much less working again. Another trick is to bag your bolts as you take something apart, and label them so you know where they go. Once you figure out how the brackets go, then the bolt thing will come pretty easy. Sometimes on the water pump will be a stud or the use of a very long bolt. Remember that the AC and the PS pump must swing in order to adjust, so a long bolt will be used on these area's too. I hope I have helped you. Good Luck!!
