Re: 99 Durango water pump replacement
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12/22/10 09:17 PM
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If its anything like the dakotas which it should be, you can leave the ac lines connected and unbolt the pump, then flip it out of the way with the lines connected. just set it on a blanket or something as not to scratch up your body panels, oh and make sure you disconnect the battery cable. its pretty easy to do as long as your bolts are not frozen in place.
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Re: 99 Durango water pump replacement
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12/23/10 09:13 AM
12/23/10 09:13 AM
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therocks
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The hardest part is getting the clamps off the by pass hose.To remove the fan I use my air chisel with a nice flat chisel.Put it on a nut flat and give it a few bumps.Just leave the belt on while you do it.Once it breaks loose they spin right off.Rocky
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Re: 99 Durango water pump replacement
[Re: therocks]
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12/23/10 12:12 PM
12/23/10 12:12 PM
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Quote:
The hardest part is getting the clamps off the by pass hose.To remove the fan I use my air chisel with a nice flat chisel.Put it on a nut flat and give it a few bumps.Just leave the belt on while you do it.Once it breaks loose they spin right off.Rocky
Amen to that! That's why you replace those stupid clamps with screw clamps. There's a slot there that some masochist designed to make you think you'll be able to get the spring clamps on and off. He's probably in hell laughing every time someone falls for the trick.
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Re: 99 Durango water pump replacement
[Re: john55]
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12/24/10 01:05 AM
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I got the whole job done this evening. The only problem is I'm unsure of how to properly tighten the big nut that attaches the fan to the water pump pulley??? Is there an affordable tool? We made a tool to fit the tiny holes in the old water pump pulley to hold it in place while tightening, but the holes in the new pulley were in a different location so our tool wouldn't work.
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: 99 Durango water pump replacement
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12/24/10 08:59 AM
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therocks
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I just use my air chisel to tighten them.Just the opposite of gettin it loose.That and they turn to the right so they pretty much self tighten as the pump turns.Just make sure its threaded all the way down.Had one at the shop that wasnt tightened tight by a tech.After it ran for a while to open the stat.I tried to tighten it with the <Tool> thats made to tighten them.It was already tight.I never used the proper tool for them.Just my air chisel.Rocky
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Re: 99 Durango water pump replacement
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12/25/10 09:33 AM
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therocks
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I had a bunch of them get pluged.I just pull the lower rad hose.It empties the rad better and faster.I also had a few strip and then you need a new one or they wont seal.Rocky
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