Re: Water pump replacement

From: Gary Hedlin (superdak@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:33:48 EDT


Strap wrench if need be, but I've never had to use it.... leave the
belt on, put your wrench on, give it a good smack with a 3lb sledge,
nut comes loose every time. ;)

Gary

On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:20 AM, David Gersic <info@zaccaria-pinball.com> wrote:
>
> On Friday, April 06, 2012 11:33:05 PM you wrote:
>> On Apr 6, 2012 11:22 PM, "David Gersic" <info@zaccaria-pinball.com> wrote:
>> > 3.9L V6 on a 2001. Got coolent all over the place, looks like it's coming
>>
>> from
>>
>> > the pump behind the pulley. How important is "Special Tool 6958 Spanner
>> > Wrench" to changing the water pump?
>>
>> IIRC, the spanner is only to hold the pulley so you can unbolt it. You can
>> wedge a screwdriver in there or use a strap wrench too.
>
> Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Just checking though to see if there was
> some reason a strap wrench wouldn't work.
>
>

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