Hi all,
Haven't been around for a while, a new arrival to the family has kept the ol' v8 garaged and the cold weather has kept it in there.
Having got a new MOT, my fantastic mechanic pointed out that the water pump doesn't sound good. My ear and trusty broom handle on the casing only confirms that it is slowly eating itself so figured that it's time for a replacement. I'm aware that one of the bolts resides in the water jacket and I'm hoping it will not be too bad freeing up.
I take it judicious use of WD-40 on these bolts a few days before replacement would help?
So basically, has anyone replaced one of these things? It looks straightforward enough but is there anything to look out for that might turn a one hour job into several hours and lots of worn-down fingernails?
Many thanks in advance,
Mike.
Haven't been around for a while, a new arrival to the family has kept the ol' v8 garaged and the cold weather has kept it in there.
Having got a new MOT, my fantastic mechanic pointed out that the water pump doesn't sound good. My ear and trusty broom handle on the casing only confirms that it is slowly eating itself so figured that it's time for a replacement. I'm aware that one of the bolts resides in the water jacket and I'm hoping it will not be too bad freeing up.
I take it judicious use of WD-40 on these bolts a few days before replacement would help?
So basically, has anyone replaced one of these things? It looks straightforward enough but is there anything to look out for that might turn a one hour job into several hours and lots of worn-down fingernails?
Many thanks in advance,
Mike.