Hi Guys My water pump sounds as if it is going to pack up. Have been told that to change it could a pig to do, ie bolts sheer of. Any advice would be very welcome.
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17 years ago
Hi Guys My water pump sounds as if it is going to pack up. Have been told that to change it could a pig to do, ie bolts sheer of. Any advice would be very welcome.
What on ?
Steve
Hi It is on a 1984 S3 ex military 109 FFR. 50,000Kms it is rattling like a baby's rattle.
Shaft bearings will have gone. Leaking at the gland yet?
If you slacken the belt(s) you should be able to diagnose it properly.
Breaking studs is always a possibility but this one's probably no worse than any other. It's not a particularly bad job to do.
One thing that you may need to watch out for - it was an issue with the IIA but may have been eliminated with the III - is that the military water pump housing is not the same as the civilian one. I think it had one more bolt. I found myself stripping the shaft out of civvy pumps to rebuild my military one.
RTC6327 7 Hole Military Water Pump Series
Richard
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