Do you need a pulley puller tool for a water pump?
Please NOTE the Pulley Puller Tool which is required is NOT included in the kit. REMOVAL: 1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. 2. Drain the cooling system. 3. Remove the coolant pump belt. 4. Using the Water Pump Pulley Plate, Water Pump Shaft Protector and a Pulley Puller Tool (Not Included), remove the coolant pump pulley.
How to remove a coolant pump pulley tool?
REMOVAL: 1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. 2. Drain the cooling system. 3. Remove the coolant pump belt. 4. Using the Water Pump Pulley Plate, Water Pump Shaft Protector and a Pulley Puller Tool (Not Included), remove the coolant pump pulley. 5. Disconnect the heater hose from the coolant pump. 6.
What’s the best way to replace a water pump?
Use a ratchet or wrench to break loose the water pump pulley retaining bolts (do not remove the bolts at this time). If the pulley starts to spin, you can try putting some extra tension on the belt tensioner to hold it in place. Remove the drive belt by rotating the automatic tensioner.
What happens if the pulley on a water pump breaks?
If a belt breaks off or a pulley breaks, then only the circuit with the belt is no longer operational. If the alternator belt breaks off but the water pump belt does not break, then the engine can still run as long as the battery still has a charge. A multi-groove pulley is a multi-depth pulley that can only drive a serpentine belt.
Should the water pump turn freely?
It should turn freely but not feel loose or rough; otherwise, replace the water pump. On vehicles where the radiator fan attaches to the water pump assembly; you can grab the fan and carefully wiggle the fan. If you notice movement, most likely the water pump will need replacing, but check that all mounting bolts are tight.
Does Waterpump push or pull water?
The water pump definitely pushes water through the engine. There is a fair chance the lost vanes (or the remants of them) are somewhere in the cooling system.
How do you remove Pully from power steering pump?
To remove the pulley from the power steering pump, a special power steering pump pulley puller is required. Remove the power steering belt. Loosen the tensioning bolt and push the power steering pump toward the engine. Then remove the belt.
How do you pull a deep well pump?
Steps Turn off power to the pump. Mount a hand-crank winch in such a way as to lift the pump out partway. Hook the winch to the flange that connects flexible pipe to the storage or pressure tank. Winch the pump so that there’s a few feet of the flexible pipe outside the casing.