Guys, my water pump shaft seal gave way and I have to replace the water pump. What is the perma-gasket sealer to use for the job? No 2? thanks, Put-Put
None ! I don't personally use sealant much and never on water pumps as tiny balls of the crap can easily get caught in the radiator tubes....
Nate, thanks for your input; i trust your judgement/experience. YOu have greatly helped me for several yrs now. i drove the beautiful baby about 25 mi to meet my wife for lunch. Ran great, looked great! got to her office and pulled in the parking lot, started to park and antifreeze poured out from under the hood. The water pump shaft seal let go!!! My beautiful grandbaby was washed down with water, but an ugly green stain was left on the inside of the hood, the valve cover, the inner fenders, the firewall and radiator!! Sick, just sick. Had her loaded up and taken home, poor baby! Ordered a new, not rebuild, water pump from Jim Carter. Got everything apart and starting to put it back as soon as i get my next day off. the green stain isn't coming off as easy as i had hoped guys!! Any good techniques for removal that won't kill my beautiful baby's paint job???
It used to be , re recommended rebuilts over new as the rebuilts tended to have oversised bearings . I use gentle detergent and a washcloth to remove old coolant stains , unless there's rust in it , it should come off pretty easily with mild soap and gentle rubbing .
I looked thru the shop manual but didn't see any spec on torque for the water pump bolts. I put them on hand tight, then tighten them with the racket to about the same as what i took off using the alternating sequence. Then, to check that they were all about the same i used a torque wrench at 250 in-lb. i then went to 300in-lb. Your inputs?
On the wall of my garage at home I have a printed table that shows proper torque values for grade two, five and eight bolts, dry and lubricated, coarse and fine thread, from 1/4" to 1". If I have specs from the manufacturer I'll use them. Else I use this guide. I just did a google search on torque table for bolts and came back with over 1/2 million hits. The first page had many useful tables like I have at home. Here is one of them http://www.raskcycle.com/techtip/webdoc14.html
Bill, thanks for website. I have a pocket engineer's book that has the info in it. It costs about $9 and is the best little reference for just about everything. It's available at many book stores. The name of the book is "Pocket Reference" by Thomas J. Glover. Nate, I used your professional technique myself and then wondered about the torque. Medium is now defined as 250 -300 in-lbs!!! thanks gentlemen!! PUT-PUT
