[Public-List] Water pump

[Meinhold, Michael J.]

Gord  -
 Have you tried backing off on the other 4 screws to give the plate a
little wiggle room?

It wasn't clear from your message whether you successfully maintained
the orientation of the plate with respect to the pump - maybe a
different orientation would work better?

 Take the spark plugs out!!

Mike
Rinn Duin #272

 

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[mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Laco
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 8:24 AM
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Subject: [Public-List] Water pump

Good morning gang -

Well SURPRISE is finally in the water as of Friday night.  One of my
tasks
this year was to change the water pump impellor.  I know I should do it
regularly but it is such a horrible wrestle to even get at it I have not
done the job for years.  I suppose I am lucky the thing had not
fragmented
and blocked water jacket passages.

After the last ordeal, I purchased a so-called quick remove face plate
for
the pump.  Unfortunately I discovered on the weekend that the plate I
was
sold bears no resemblance to what the pump on my A4 has.

My pump has six tiny screws that I had to remove while lying on a
cushion on
top of the engine, working with a mirror and flashlight.  I laid a towel
under the motor to catch tools and screws I might drop.  If you folks
heard
cursing coming from the NorthWest that was me.

I got the plate off without losing any screws.  Remembering the hell of
the
last time I did this, I thought maybe I could leave one screw in to keep
the
plate oriented correctly and just swing it out of the way to pull out
the
impellor.  Well I tore the paper gasket and had to take the whole thing
out.
My local marina had a new impellor; naturally the paper gasket was not
the
same as the old one so I had to glue it back together with grease and
attempt put it back.

After a very long struggle (despite the cushion I have four bruises in
my
chest from the spark plugs) I got four of the six screws back in... Can
not
get the last two in place.  The empty holes are opposing each other
across
the plate, which is not leaking, but I would like to try to get them
back
in.  They just won't go in.

Thinking perhaps the paper gasket was blocking the holes I have tried
scrabbling around with a pin to cut the paper... I have tried VERY
CAREFULLY
and slowly rotating a sharp drill bit to cut it (dangerous as I might
easily
damage the threads in the holes!)  still no joy.

Anybody got a miraculous idea that might make me happy?

Gord (glad to be in the water I guess)
#426 Surprise

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