keanej
New Member
I am in the middle of fitting the larger pump gears to my car.
The extension to the housing is in place and the new gears fit in the timing cover OK, however when I put a steel rule across the pump body and gears the gears and body are absolutely level.
The repair manual suggests ( from the diagram ) that the gears should stand proud and show a feeler gauge between the ruler and timing cover body - this I assume is wrong and the gears should be a thou or two below the ruler - Am I right ?
When I put the pump cover on, the gears are catching on the cover - they do turn with out too much force but aren't free - I am assuming this isn't correct ?
I was thinking of putting a thicker ( or second thinner ) gasket on - is there another / better way of resolving this issue ?
One thing I did notice is the relief valve seat wasn't very good, so I ground it smooth with valve past - Just hope I washed it all off properly !
The extension to the housing is in place and the new gears fit in the timing cover OK, however when I put a steel rule across the pump body and gears the gears and body are absolutely level.
The repair manual suggests ( from the diagram ) that the gears should stand proud and show a feeler gauge between the ruler and timing cover body - this I assume is wrong and the gears should be a thou or two below the ruler - Am I right ?
When I put the pump cover on, the gears are catching on the cover - they do turn with out too much force but aren't free - I am assuming this isn't correct ?
I was thinking of putting a thicker ( or second thinner ) gasket on - is there another / better way of resolving this issue ?
One thing I did notice is the relief valve seat wasn't very good, so I ground it smooth with valve past - Just hope I washed it all off properly !