Are these things prone to go bad? My Dak has 108,000....that doesnt seem
bad to me.....
Seems like an aweful lot of folks have done this job on their Dak, tho.
At 10:32 PM 11/18/98 -0800, you wrote:
>DML,
>
>I used a medium sized pry bar wedged between the pump and the pulley. A
>big crescent wrench will fit on the nut, ccw to remove.
>
>Martin Tolentino
>99 R/T cc
>
>
>- -----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.....
>>
>
>
>
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