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RE: Water Pump Removal was: overheating



The whole unit is out (handy housemate) and a replacement bolt has been
located. It was bound to happen, that bolt has probably remained untouched
for the whole 17 years and just needed an excuse...

...typical.


At least help is at hand.

Cheers,
N.

> ----------
> From: 	T Berk[SMTP:tberk@mindspring.com]
> Sent: 	04 June 2001 17:07
> To: 	Pollard, Nathan; Scirocco list
> Subject: 	Water Pump Removal   was: overheating
> 
> At 10:24 AM +0000 6/4/01, Pollard, Nathan wrote:
> >Well, of all the bad luck you can have I knew replacing the fan and
> >thermostat was going much too well when a bolt sheared off in the bottom
> of
> >the water-pump body. Now I have to take that apart and do a bit of
> creative
> >drilling as well.
> >
> >Old cars can be a pig sometimes!!!
> >
> >Still love it though (luckily no hammer to hand...),
> >
> >N.
> >84 Scirroco Storm (sans coolant)
> 
> 
> I have found it helpful to remove the whole pump as a unit (opposed 
> to just the outer half).
> 
> Cons:
> 
> - "It looks like all you need to do is remove those small bolts, why 
> take the  back half off?"
> 
> - "All they sold me was the front half (impeller side) anyway". (See
> above)
> 
> 
> 
> Pros:
> 
> - There are just a few bolts that hold the whole unit on the block, 
> once off you can deal with the two clam shell halves. (If you even 
> need to)
> 
> - I usually deal with the pump as a whole unit, I have found some 
> differences with different manufacturers so the two halves don't 
> quite match up.
> 
> - Easier to reman the pump if it's on the bench vs up under the car.
> 
> I like to slap some anti-seize in there after chasing the threads. 
> Seems the PO or (Prev Mech) always does a a fast & cheap job. Which I 
> end up paying for later.
> 
> 
> 
> hth,
> TBerk
> 


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