As many others have experienced, my water pump was quite seized in the block. I spent hours attempting to loosen it using the various methods I've seen across different forums, and nothing was able to make it budge in the slightest. After some thinking, I grabbed my gear puller and was able to come up with a method that quickly and easily pulled the pump out with a satisfying pop. This took minutes to setup and requires really no effort. It may help to have 2 people, however I was able to do it alone on an engine stand, albeit being a little awkward to setup.
To do this, I used 2 long sockets identical in length, a large wrench, and a gear puller.
How to do it:
1. Place the 2 sockets on the timing cover, on either side of the water pump.
2. Place the wrench on top of the sockets, running across the center of the water pump. (it must clear the end of the pulley flange)
3. Attach the gear puller to the water pump flange, and position the gear puller's bolt in the center of the wrench.
4. Begin turning the bolt, and it should pull the pump out nice and quick. Be prepared for everything to fall after the tension is gone.
This didn't damage my timing cover at all, and it didn't make me feel like I was going to break the pump into pieces unlike some of the other methods I had tried. I hope this write up helps someone who is experiencing the same problem, and I also hope such a method doesn't already exist, haha.
To do this, I used 2 long sockets identical in length, a large wrench, and a gear puller.
How to do it:
1. Place the 2 sockets on the timing cover, on either side of the water pump.
2. Place the wrench on top of the sockets, running across the center of the water pump. (it must clear the end of the pulley flange)
3. Attach the gear puller to the water pump flange, and position the gear puller's bolt in the center of the wrench.
4. Begin turning the bolt, and it should pull the pump out nice and quick. Be prepared for everything to fall after the tension is gone.
This didn't damage my timing cover at all, and it didn't make me feel like I was going to break the pump into pieces unlike some of the other methods I had tried. I hope this write up helps someone who is experiencing the same problem, and I also hope such a method doesn't already exist, haha.
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