From what I understand of these, the remanufacturing is all done by the same plant, so even the "genuine" mopar is the same part as the others. Meanwhile, the replacement job should be the same as on the gasser - this isn't a CRD part as much as it is a Jeep part.

Above the crossmember on the passenger side is the pump itself and that is also where the lines cross forward to the rack. Could be either. The rack runs across the crossmember. You will want to pull the fan and shroud to give yourself the access to at least see what is going on.

Then I would suggest drowning everything in that area with Royal Purple degreaser from the parts store - use it straight, that stuff is amazing. Spray it all down, then add some trans fluid back to the power steering reservoir (it uses the same ATF+4) and see what starts bleeding next.

Holy hell I want to smack me some Jeep engineers.

Undid the line at the top of the pump...whew.

Last thing to get is the two lines from the pump/return to reservoir off the front of the steering rack.

This is proving very flipping difficult for me as I can not reach up from underneath to get it, and reaching down from above there is a pulley in the way...

Anyone have any secrets to getting the lines off the steering rack??

The FSM just says (not very helpfully) remove the lines from the steering gear. GEE THANKS!!!

I think I might need stubby line wrenches for this part, which I do not have, only regular length. I am getting desperate enough to just cut the hard lines as close to the rack as possible so I can use a regular socket on them to remove the hoses and devise a way to get them back on later....hmm

Well - looked around on Google and KJ forums and seems I will need an 18mm crowsfoot flare nut wrench :/ which I do not have. Wife is away of course with the other car and I am filthy enough I really dont want to take the motorcycle out.

15" 1/4" extension and a 10mm Matco "pinless" swivel socket,get's those 2 bolts every time with no need to remove anything.Putting them back in is easy to,just use a small magnet inside the swivel to hold the bolt in place.

Power steering pulley and crank pulley are both 10mm nuts. Use a second 10mm socket through one of the "keyholes" at the top to jam against the body of the pump, and the pulley will come right off. Thank GOD that this isn't one of those stupid pressed-on pulleys.

Crankshaft pulley is a bit more tricky. Smack the wrench with a mallet to break the nuts loose, then once they are all out, use a BFS (Big Farking Screwdriver) to slide down behind the pulley on the passenger side and the driver's side, tap them down with the mallet to pop the pulley off the hub. BE THERE TO CATCH IT with your hand, it will want to fall right into the radiator.

Torque to put them back is German: Gudentight, or about 25lb-ft.

I wasn't sure which pulley was in your way - I haven't dealt with a bad steering system in a long while, and I only have the timing belt and top of the engine memorized.

Glad you got it out, I would suggest a liberal cleaning with a rough cloth and some spray lube to get the scale off the threads... It will make the reassembly suck a bit less. Also, get a car wash with underbody wash when they are salting the winter roads!