on 6/19/03 9:02 AM, Samuel L. Walters at samuel.walters@verizon.net wrote: > Dan, > > See the attached I culled from the archives and, > > http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm, > > a link to an excellent web page. I just finished my water pump in a > 2.1 and that one Allen bolt was the biggest difficulty. I did not > remove the big pulley wheel. But I did have the belts out of the way > and loosened an alternator bracket to allow me to reach the short hose > that connects this pipe to the passenger side. The behind the pulley > Allen bolt stripped out (after I had shortened a 6 mm Allen key) and > someone suggested trying it with both the Allen key and vice grips, but > it was too late for me as the Allen insides were shot. I cut a notch in > it with a Dremel and used an 3# steel hammer and a large chisel to > "unscrew" it. Replaced it with a 13mm hex head metric bolt and greased > everything I put back together. > > Spray with PB Blaster first (maybe a couple of times) and let it soak. > Good luck. > > New water pump and engine appear happy after a few hundred miles. > Thanks Samuel... I did succeed in getting the pump out today using vise grips and hex drivers. I think I will do the same as you did with the metric bolt instead of the hex bolt.
-- Dan Erlandson Flemington, NJ > danoer1@eclipse.net 91 VW Vanagon GL 170,000 mi 99 VW Passat 107,000 mi |
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