removing B-engine water pump (no tool)

Nov 14, 2004 2 Replies

Car: '78 99 Turbo, 2.0L B engine



I've got the car back together to the point of adding coolant, which came right back out the "leak port" on the water pump. So, I either screwed up utting it together, or that seal I didn't ike the look of all that much really does need replacing.



In, is easy. Out, not so much. I don't have the special tool from Saab. Is there an easy way, or do I get to spend a half-day _making_ the equivalent of said tool in my shop today?



Dave "typing blind for technical reasons, please forgive tyops" Hinz


No, you have to either make or buy the tool :-(

Tyops are cool.

You know - this sounds horribly familiar. I know I was reading somewhere that there are two kinds of pump shafts for that engine and one leaks. Or wears out really fast. Could there be a metric and standard version for different applications ? ..

When we did ours I think we ended up modding a really big puller and pulled/pressed the shaft using a sacrificial bolt.

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