As it turns out, all the pads are same color and firmness, not like picture on Amazon ad.  Also came with wool pad and a couple wax bonnets.  The 3m stuff I bought seems like your McGuire's.  Unfortunately we are back to 34F today, so buffing is going to wait for another day.

Steering cables are a "wear & tear" need to be replaced item. If this cable is original (20 years old) it should be replaced as well as checking rudder as discussed above. 

The pictures aren’t showing up on my phone. You may want to repost in a different format. 
 

Mine requires a special socket that is machined down to get the nut off. 

Looks to be the same pump. I pulled it and spun it up to probably 100 rpm to see if I could replicate the knock and it wouldn’t reproduce the knock. It wasn’t under load by the belt and pulley so that might be the difference. I also pulled the belt and ran the engine a second to isolate the noise. Definitely the pump! There is about a 1/4” rotational play in the pulley until the impeller engages so that might be an indicator. There is no discernible run out on the bearing or end to end play either. I am heading down to the dealer this morning to see what they say. I did find a rebuild kit, I believe… so I will try that cheaper option first. The dealership years back said they wouldn’t mess with the rebuild kits it was too time consuming vs a new pump. Understandable from a warranty work perspective it’s a 10 minute job max to swap the pump, not so much from an out of pocket perspective.

Thank you all for the help. I update this thread when I am finished. 

I like what everyone said. I did it in my 2003 about 3 years ago.  There were a lot of zip ties that needed to be cut (like 6-8)