Removal of impeller - help

[Flipside]

In order to remove the impeller on a PCM EX343 (2009) do you have to loosen the belt tensioner, and remove the housing to the raw water pump housing?

[ClemsonDave]

RE: Removal of impeller - help

Loosen tensioner
Remove belt
Remove pulley on water pump (three allen bolts)
Remove water pump cover (three hex bolts)

[AirTool]

Re: RE: Removal of impeller - help

Loosen tensioner
Remove belt
Remove pulley on water pump (three allen bolts)
Remove water pump cover (three hex bolts)

Don't remove the Pulley! just stick your (8 mm?) socket and extension through the pulley to get to the cover bolts. See pic I already posted. Better pic available tonight if you can wait...PM me flipside.

I was going to post a photo how to of this but I'm missing one picture because IT STARTED POURING DOWN RAIN plus my camera battery died. Note it hadn't rained for at least two months prior...then decides to pour on my 10 minute impeller project. Would have been 5 without the camera.

[AirTool]

Re: RE: Removal of impeller - help

Just stick your (8 mm?) socket and extension through the pulley to get to the cover bolts.

[ClemsonDave]

Re: RE: Removal of impeller - help

Don't remove the Pulley!

I guess I wasted a whole 15 seconds doing that. Yellow_Flash_Colorz:

I thought it would be easier to put it back on without having to line up the water pump bolts with the pulley holes. Either way works.

[AirTool]

Re: RE: Removal of impeller - help

Don't remove the Pulley!

I guess I wasted a whole 15 seconds doing that. Yellow_Flash_Colorz:

Not a big deal. I guess the bigger risks are that one drops an allen bolt down in the bildge and spends a while fishing it out. Bigger risk is that a newbie crossthreads one of the allen bolts and then has to buy a new pump cover or pump.

I love taking things apart. But on this one, I'll stick to the grease monkey philosphy, "Don't take no **** off you don't have to." Especially if you are doing it on the water.

[AirTool]

Re: RE: Removal of impeller - help

just stick your (8 mm?) socket and extension through the pulley to get to the cover bolts.

Correction - 10 mm socket.