On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, -RyAn- wrote: > Hey guys, tomorrow I have to replace the waterpump on > my car and was wondering if anyone had any last > hints/tips for doing it. I've gotta find a cheap > place to buy it in the morning and then put it on all > in one day (keep in mind it's my first time!). It's a > 2.0L 16V by the way. >
If you can, buy a WHOLE water pump... not just the rebuilt side. It will take you a lot less time to install. I just did this last night... if you get the kind that does not include the whole housing, you have to scrape off all of the old gasket (pain in the ass) clean it all off (pain in the ass) use gasket sealer (you get the idea). The whole pump- you just bolt it on. It's pretty straightforward though.. take off AC compresor and alternator, remove the belts, accessory bracket, and finally the 4 bolts that hold on the pump. If you're having trouble getting the bolts that hold the pulleys on the water pump off, try this trick. Don't try to remove the bolts with a regular allen wrench- use an allen socket!! Put the allen socket in, and put another regular allen wrench in one of the other holes. slip a box-end wrench over the allen wrench, and wedge it against the allen socket. Then you can use the box-end wrench to keep the pulley from turning while you are trying to get the bolt off. It's kind of hard to explain, but if you just get down there with the tools and start fiddling with it you'll figure it out. :) _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
