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Old 01-21-2014, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by earl orchard View Post
hi all
here is my vacuum pump on my 92 om 602 i think its a old style one with the bearing grenade thing , how do i test it without the car running? should i replace/rebuild it since i have it torn down what should i do with this thing
kenny
Replace it with the updated unit, that one is a grenade waiting to go off..


Here is what happens when it fails
1992 300D 2.5 vacuum pump "FAILURE" ball bearings fell into timing chain


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