Edelmann Elite pumps
Pumps, simplified
In many instances in our pump program, we have included the pulley, the reservoir or the pipe, and in some cases a combination of the three. They are included to simplify installation, removing the need for specialized tools and reducing the chance of error or damage to components.
Simplified installation
Pre-installed, fewer ways to go wrong
Choose a component to see how it improves the repair process.
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No specialized tools required
Pulleys (P)
Skip the stress. Choose a new pump with the pulley pre-installed and forget all that hassle. In many cases, Edelmann Elite are the only new pumps offered with the pulley pre-installed.
Why it matters
When the pulley is not pre-installed, the installer has to rely on the old pump for accuracy when installing the new one. After years of use, how do they know the old pump is correct?
To set the pulley depth, the installer measures the pulley's location on the old pump and repeats it on the new one. What if that measurement is wrong?
Installing a new pulley, or moving the old pulley to a new pump, takes a power steering pulley tool to keep the pulley completely straight before pressure is applied.
Some applications require the pump to be on the engine before the pulley can be mounted, which means using the pulley tool in awkward, tight spaces.
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Don't get bent out of shape
Reservoirs (R)
No unnecessary damage. With the reservoir pre-installed, there is no need to remove and re-use an old, potentially misshapen reservoir. Save time and energy with a pump where the work is already done and tested.
Why it matters
Like pipes, a re-used reservoir means removing and reinstalling seals that do not need to be touched when the new pump comes with the reservoir pre-installed.
Some pumps sit in a reservoir with very tight tolerances around the mold. Any damage to that shape while removing the old reservoir can leave an improper seat for the new pump, and the installer has to reshape the old reservoir or buy a new one.
Re-using an old reservoir also means replacing or re-using its O-rings, another chance for unseen damage or leaks that need attention after the replacement pump is in.
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Eliminate potential damage
Pipes (X)
Save time. Use a new replacement pump with the pipe pre-installed and avoid the unnecessary repairs that changing the pipe could cause.
Why it matters
Without the pipe pre-installed, it has to come off the old pump and go into the replacement, and the O-ring fitment is where things go wrong.
Removing the pipe can damage the O-ring, sometimes invisibly. That small damage can fail quickly once fluid flows through the pipe at start-up, causing an immediate leak that was not part of the original repair.
Fitting the O-ring to a new pipe is another chance for damage or misalignment, again hard to see, and able to leak as early as the first start-up after the repair.
Castings
Closer to the OE
Our castings more closely resemble the OE. This keeps the power steering system at the pressures and flows established by the vehicle's original manufacturer.
New Clean fluid. Protected pump. Complete repair.
Edelmann Elite Remote Reservoirs
A remote reservoir does more than hold fluid. It stores the pump's fluid supply, lets returning fluid shed the air it picks up in the steering system, and screens out the debris that circulates through every aging system. Those are exactly the jobs where an old reservoir breaks down: a clogged screen starves the pump and produces whine, cavitation and inconsistent assist, while a warped or cracked housing weeps fluid or draws air with no obvious leak. A reservoir feeding dirty or aerated fluid is one of the most common reasons a freshly installed pump fails soon after the repair.
Edelmann Elite Remote Reservoirs take that failure point off the table. Each unit is all-new and application-specific, with integrated filtration that traps contamination before it reaches the pump, a sealed housing built for underhood heat, and correct factory port and mount geometry that drops in with the original hoses.
5500RR–5511RRToyota, Lexus, Honda, Acura, Infiniti, Subaru · 9.3 million vehicles in operation
“The reservoir is the easiest part on a power steering job to overlook. By offering an Elite reservoir with new filtration and a housing that survives the heat, we give the pump clean fluid from the first mile.”
Anthony Holguin, Director of Category Management
