Water Pump: Service and Repair

Remove or Disconnect
^ Coolant from the radiator

1. Accessory drive belts.
2. Nuts.
3. Fan and fan clutch.
4. Water pump pulley off the water pump studs.
^ Take care not to damage the threads.

5. Lower radiator hose and the heater hose from the water pump.
6. Bolts and gasket.
7. Water pump from the engine block.
^ Loosen the generator adjusting bolt to allow the brace to be moved away on vehicles where the brace will inhibit water pump removal.

Install or Connect
^ Clean the mating surfaces on the water pump and the engine block.

1. New gasket onto the water pump.
2. Water pump to the engine block.
^ Place the generator adjusting brace back into position (if moved).

3. Bolts
4. Lower radiator hose and the heater hose to the water pump.
5. Water pump pulley, fan and fan clutch on the water pump hub.
6. Nuts.
Tighten
^ Nuts to 25 N.m (18 ft. lbs.)

7. Drive belts and adjust.
8. Coolant in the radiator.
^ Start the engine and run with the radiator cap removed until the radiator upper hose becomes hot (thermostat is open).
^ With the engine idling, add coolant to the radiator until the level reaches the bottom of the filler neck.

9. Radiator cap, making sure the arrows line up with the overflow tube.