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Old 12-11-2018, 01:32 AM
fezcabdriver fezcabdriver is offline
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Originally Posted by vwnate1 View Post
DISCLAIMER : I've not yet had to take one fully apart but the idea is to push the back plate into the pump housing proper so I'd remove the pulley and use a deep socket against the pump's housing not the shaft, making sure it's not cocking ever so slightly as that'll prevent it from pushing fully home to where you can install the snap ring again .

freaking brilliant! I'll give it a try. This is what happens when you read DIYs and can't creatively come up with a solution. Thank god for the forum!
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