I,m replacing my steering pmp, how hard is it to get the pully off?

how about the front end moving parts like ball joints and the strut towers bearings?? You have not given any make, model or year of vehicle so hard to really help further.

YouTube has a video on power steering pump replacement for chevy in that year range:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXDysSOs07g

is Power steering pump belt , good,. still there, and not loose?
that be first

It sounds very much like your power steering pump is going out. It was very good to check the fluid, something else that you may want to check is the tension on the belt that is turning the power steering pump. In few cases a worn belt can lose it's grip on the pully, especially if it's cold outside. Also, sometimes the tension pully is bad and isn't able to keep the belt tight enough to get a good grip on the pully.
If you are sure the whining is comming from the power steering pump, you will most likely have to replace it.

I hope this helps you.

i am having a similar problem. my power steering pully is loose. im pretty sure i have to replace the pump and the pully however my power steering still works but the belt squeals.check all the pullys they drive the belt or belts. its usually always either the tensioner thats the pully that allows you to remove the drive belt or the power steering pully which sucks the most because you must remove the entire power steering pump to replace the pully and since you have to go through all that trouble you might as well replace the entire power steering pump as well. i am not a mechanic so try and find more information.

if your set to do it. First you have to dismantle the front of the motor. then unload the tension pully. unbolt the water pully the steering pump. then the tensioner. replace here's where it get hard in the small space you'll have to put tension on the ten to put belt back on. broke hand here.

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u will need 2 special tool to remove and reinstall the powersteering pully
it must be removed to acess the bolts to replace the pump and a new pump dose not come with pully

i would say the ac comp sezd can you turn it by hand?

HI, these signs will confirm a pump structure failure and i would recommend replacing this power steering pump.

3 bolts should be holes in the pully too go thru with an extension if their are no holes in the pully then you nee a power steering pump pully remover it can be rented for 5.00 at auto zone