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17th Jul 2016, 07:44 PM #1
Water pump
I have been trying to fix a leaky water pump in my old Chevy truck..... tried lots of kits with limited success.
I decided to try a new approach . I bought a NOS good quality bearing ( the bearings available now are Asian crap )
The grease had dried up in the NOS bearing, I drilled a hole into it and pumped in high temp . grease , filled it right up .
The old carbon seals are OK if you use the vehicle a lot, but leave them for a few months and they weep .
pumpmod.jpgpumpmod2.jpgbearing.jpg
I opted for a modern mechanical seal . Bored out the pump housing . Its been in use 6 months now, been performing great .
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17th Jul 2016, 08:19 PM #2Most Valued Member
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Thanks for this, amazing what can be repaired with a bit of lateral thinking.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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18th Jul 2016, 08:16 AM #3Member
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Great result. Can't see in the pic ... Is the mechanical seal ceramic or some hard wearing sintered metal ?
Randal
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18th Jul 2016, 09:25 AM #4Pink 10EE owner
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Nice work. I have done a similar thing on my Toyota DA115 crane truck. Water pump leaking, so retrofitted a common mechanical seal into it.
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18th Jul 2016, 08:51 PM #5
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