Replacing water pump in '97 Bonneville

The Chilton Manual says to remove the accessory drive belt, unfasten the four 8mm water pump pulley bolts, then remove the pulley. Remove the four

3/8" bolts and the four 1/2" bolts then remove the water pump from the engine. Nothing about the power steering.

Yeah, the factory manual says the same thing. But there's one bolt that just won't come out while the power steering pully is there.

Joe

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Can't you just rotate the PS pulley until one of the holes in the pulley is inline with the bolt its blocking ?

If not can you get on it with an open end wrench or a crows foot .

========= Harryface =========

1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE, 3800 V6 _~_~_~_~275,068 miles_~_~_ ~_~_

Exactly what Harry said: rotate the pulley until a hole is over the bolt.

I didn't notice the holes in the PS pulley. The water pump bolt doesn't line up with those holes (and I backed it out as far as it will go with a wrench), but I can use the holes to loosen or remove the PS pump bolts.

Thanks,

Joe

I am facing the same problem, but it seems to me that the power steering pump needs to be moved out of the way to allow access to the bolt behind the pulley. Is this correct?

Joe, Did you find a solution to this problem? I have the same problem and need to replace the waterpump on a 98 Bonneville. Can you help?

I am facing the same problem, but it seems to me that the power steering pump needs to be moved out of the way to allow access to the bolt behind the pulley. Is this correct?

needs to be moved out of the way to allow access to the bolt behind the pulley. Is this correct?

Raymon if you're going to be doing your own work to your car you had better get a manual.