96 parky power steering pump help

Hey everyone,
My P/A Ultra has noisy power steering pump, so when I checked the fluid this evening, I noticed that it was very low. I filled it to the appropriate level, started her up, and saw fluid draining out the bottom. :uhoh:

My questions are:
How difficult is it to rebuild if I buy the kit?
Any special tools needed?
How do I remove the pulley?
Would my time be better spend paying the $85 for a reman'd pump, and call it done?
Is removal/replacement that difficult?

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.:)

Click Here (http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/15/f1/1a/0900823d8015f11a/repairInfoPages.htm#hd1-1-1) for some generic P/S R&R and yes, buy the rebuilt unit with a reservoir and lifetime warranty.

Thanks for the advice HotZ28. Gonna tackle this one tomorrow night. I'm thinking no more then an hour or so in time spent. I guess we'll see.

Happy Holidays!

Is removal/replacement that difficult?

Most likely the job will take more than one hour to include the pulley exchange and bleeding air out of the system. :grinyes:

See link below at our Buick Tips & Maintenance subforum which is applicable to just about any GM car with the SII 3800 engine VIN "K" and "1":

Click here (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=668484)

Well, I got the original pump off, but in the process, caused another issue.

There was a wire connector that utilized the frame of the power steering pump as a mounting surface.
Because i did not notice them, as I removed the pump bolts, the weight of the pump broke of one of the wores at the connector.:banghead:
Any idea what this wire is?
How do I go about replacing the connector and reattaching the wire?

I really hope I haven't messed tings up too bad.

By the way, thanks for the link BNaylor. Those directions were perfect!