You guys are saviours!
Now that someone has confirmed the way to do it, I'll try again......I was
trying to avoid damaging the pulley, but it sounds like the only way to do
it....
Thanks very much for such quick feedback!
At 08:36 PM 11/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
>There's a tool to do it but since I didn't have it I put a huge pair of vice
>grips on the pulley and cranked on the nut with another pair since the nut
>was too big. It takes a good deal of swearing to get it off but I'll go. I
>had a friend hold the pulley while I cranked on the nut. It broke free
>after a few seconds, don't worry about the vice grips on the pulley it didnt
>even make a dent in mine when I did it...
>
>Good luck and watch your knuckles
>
>Chris
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: david zavetsky <zavetsky@usaor.net>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 7:31 PM
>Subject: DML: water Pump HELP!!
>
>
>>I am trying to change the water pump on my 92 Dakota V8......
>>
>>I have changed pumps before, and figured no problem.....
>>
>>Well, Both of my manuals say that all I gotta do to remove the fan assembly
>>is to remove the pulley bolts.....NOT!
>>
>>There is a large nut behind the fan....the new water pump has a threaded
>>receiver on it that I assume will accept the fan assembly....Problem is, I
>>cant get the damn nut to budge!!! Is there a trick to getting this thing
>off?
>>
>>I tried leaving the belt on, applying pressure to the tensioner while
>trying
>>to remove the nut.....I tried tapping the nut with hammer blows against
>the
>>wrench....Then I removed the pulley bolts and fan bolts but NOTHING can be
>>removed till that stinkin nut is free.....
>>
>>Any ideas??
>>
>>"M ove O ver, P ickup A pproacing R apidly!"
>>1992 Dakota 4x4, Standard cab, short bed, 5.2 L V8, K&N, Gibson/Dynomax
>>exhaust,Power Puleys, MP SBEC, 180 degree thermostat, Bushwhackers,
>>tire/wheel package, Lund Moonvisor & Interceptor, Custom Cover tonneau,
>>Bundy rear bumper, chrome grillguard/pushbar
>>
>>see http://www.usaor.net/users/zavetsky for pictures!
>>
>>MOPAR or NOCAR!
>>
>>
>
>
>
"M ove O ver, P ickup A pproacing R apidly!"
1992 Dakota 4x4, Standard cab, short bed, 5.2 L V8, K&N, Gibson/Dynomax
exhaust,Power Puleys, MP SBEC, 180 degree thermostat, Bushwhackers,
tire/wheel package, Lund Moonvisor & Interceptor, Custom Cover tonneau,
Bundy rear bumper, chrome grillguard/pushbar
see http://www.usaor.net/users/zavetsky for pictures!
MOPAR or NOCAR!
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