Water Pump DIY?

[bullfrogjohnson]

going to do a water pump tomm on my buddies 02 and need some pointers? i have all data and it looks like they are telling you to take off a lot of uneeded stuff. what do yall think? i have all the tools i just need to know what size fan wrench to use on our trucks. and any pointers anyone can give me

thanks
Travis

 

[02freighttrain]

Plan on removing the balancer (to get to one stupid bolt) You'll need a 12 point socket (1-1/2") fit's perfect. It is right hand thread. The balancer should be retightened to 268 ft/lbs on reassembly. If you don't pull the radiator and IC you'll just need to tighten the crap out of it with a breaker bar. Don't forget to pull out the bleed screw when you refill the system. (you knew that) It's a fairly straight forward job. Should take about 4 hours.

 

[bullfrogjohnson]

what about the fan? what size nut? how much coolant does it take? i have the socket a 36mm i had to buy one when i did my tranny last weekend

 

[02freighttrain]

The fan is 54mm or 2-1/8th. I know it sounds crude, but a big cresent (I didn't say that) will work.

On edit; I use 2 gal Dexcool then top it off with H20.

 

[bullfrogjohnson]

thanks steve hopefully all will go well and i wont have too many problems

 

[02freighttrain]

thanks steve hopefully all will go well and i wont have too many problems

Also drop the t-bars and let the air out of the front tires. Makes a big dif.