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Originally Posted by duxthe1
I've never met a water pump pulley that a couple sharp raps from a hammer wouldn't loosen but usually a medium prybar will get them loose. If you go for the hammer, use the lightest one you have. You don't want to move metal, just break the bond.
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How will these sharp raps affect the bearing and seals inside the pump?
Quote:
Originally Posted by duxthe1
At this point you may have to replace the pump, just for your own piece of mind. You can check to see if you have a metal pipe that comes off of the back of the water pump and disappears under the intake. If so, its going to the oil cooler.
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I will take a look and see if I can find the hose. I already have a new tensioner assembly,hydraulic damper , belt , new coolant hoses (flushed the coolant not too long ago and forgot to put them on) and a new pulley to replace this old rusty (and currently seized) pulley, its very tempting to replace the pump at this point (as I also have access to the tools needed) but thinking of everything that can go wrong... This oil cooler hose existence will help me decide...
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So I assume thats the oil cooler line?
