Re: Re: water Pump HELP!!

From: david zavetsky (zavetsky@usaor.net)
Date: Wed Nov 18 1998 - 22:06:27 EST


Was yours a regular right hand thread?

Also, I am trying to do this replacement without removing the
radiator....Did you have to remove yours?

Any tips?? That little hose leading up to the manifold is scary looking, at
least from the top angle.....

Any advice you could offer on the process would be VERY much appreciated!

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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