In trying to diagnosis my latest car problems, I think I might have a bad power steering pump... I am not entirely sure though, so that's why I am here asking

Long story short, I finally got some the new OEM PS hoses and clamps from Honda in the mail and decided to install them today. I also had a re-sealing gasket kit for the power steering so I put 3 new O-rings and 1 funky shaped one on. Drained all of the old fluid, replaced it with new Honda approved fluid, started the car and tried to flush/bleed the PS system...

...now my power steering does not work. I tried emptying the fluid and starting over if you will, no luck. Tried all of the procedures for bleeding the air out of the system by turning the wheel all the way to lock each direction, etc. I've done it before no problem. I made sure I installed all the parts correctly by looking at the Helms manual.

Suggestions? My PS fluid level won't go down so it's not like there is a leak. I have run it and double and tripled checked.

The previous owner did me a favor *cough* and installed the AEM pulleys on the alternator and power steering, so I wonder if possibly the pulley on the PS wore it down enough or something and coincidentally timed with my replacement of the fluid/hoses to provide me with a broken pump.

What do you guys think?

 

dismantle ur pump again see whether u had put in the rotor in the correct direction.i did the same mustake b4.

 

Yes, seen this before too, you put the pump back together wrong, I bet with the car running you can take the cap of the reservoir and the fluid wont be moving.

 

Well here's to going back to try it again.... going to go take it apart and put it back together opposite of how I did originally or something, see what I did wrong. Hopefully it works this time

 

Put it all back together and double checked if it was all correct and whatnot, and it still doesn't work.

I guess maybe I need a whole new pump :/