Re: H20 Pump Pulley Crisis

[vagabond@netcom.ca]

Jeff Wheeler wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to  replace the water pump on my '82.  I have to remove the a/c
> bracket to access the bolts holding the pump to  the block, and have to
> remove the lower timing belt cover to access the bolts holding the bracket,
> and have to remove the pulley from the water pump hub to get the
> now-detached cover out of position.  I can't get any of the three 6mm hex
> hole bolts which attach the pulley to the hub to budge, primarily (I think)
> due to my inability to satisfactorily anchor the pulley to prevent it from
> turning.
> 
> I've tried putting two 6mm hex keys in two of the bolts and using a box
> wrench around one and against the other  to hold while I attacked the 3rd
> with the rachet (and every remotely sane-seeming variant on this theme,
> using any combinations of tools I could throw at it), and I've tried using
> one of those cinch-belt oil filter wrench dealies to hold the pulley.  I did
> the Liquid Wrench spray-and-tap thing, and repeated my earlier failure.
> 
> If I don't fix this tonight, I'm facing a pretty miserable week; I'll check
> back hourly!!!
> 
> Not Having Very Much Fun Right About Now,
> Jeff


	Ok, this is how I do it,  get a big strong flat scredriver and put it
between one bolt and the centre of the pulley  this will give you a
three point hold (one being the bolt and two being the sides of centre
of the pulley sides), now you'll need some elbow grease and the bolts
should go.  You should wedge the scredriver, I hope my discription is
clear enough for you to visualize how to do it.

vagabond
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