I had not read those instructions, and had always jammed a long screwdriver
in against the pulley mounting flange (?).  This has always worked well for
me.

Alternatively, I have also stuck a screwdriver in between the "V" of the
pulley and the belt itself.  This has also stopped the pulley from turning.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean-Guy Savoie" <jgsavoie@NBNET.NB.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: Water pump

> Oops...
>
> Just noticed that the link on Andrew's page was a link to Tom's page,
sorry.
> Same comments apply, with the necessary modifications..
>
> So Tom, I would invite you to perhaps add the below as an alternate method
> for pulley removal in your instructions.
>
> JGS
>
> 84 1.9L Westfalia
> Bleu Schtroumpf
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jean-Guy Savoie <jgsavoie@NBNET.NB.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Water pump
>
>
> > The instructions at Andrew's link were very helpfull to me.  I would
only
> > add a slight modification to them (and I would invite Andrew to perhaps
> add
> > this as an alternate method in his instructions).
> >
> > Andrew suggests torquing the fan belt super tight to get the pulley nuts
> > loose.  Didn't work too well for me.
> >
> > I found that there was just enough room to put a medium sized pipe
wrench
> in
> > back of the pulley and onto the triangular flange (bracket?, what would
> you
> > call it  ?) to stop it from turning.  Both removal and replacing the
> pulley
> > was easy this way, and you don't have to go through the extra steps of
> > thightening the fan belt.
> >
> > just my $ 0.02 worth
> >
> > JGS
> >
> > 84 1.9L Westfalia
> > Bleu Schtroumpf
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andrew M Fox <andrewf@HAWAII.EDU>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 1:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: Water pump
> >
> >
> > > Its pretty easy.  There is a page on the web that discusses chaning
the
> > > 1.9 L h20 pump and it is basically the same procedure. YOu can find
that
> > > page by going to my specially indexed links page at:
> > > http://www2.hawaii.edu/~andrewf/vanagon/links.htm
> > > and then scrolling down to coolant or pressing control F and typing in
> > > water pump.
> > >
> > > good luck,
> > > Andrew FOx
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, Sonia Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > > > My water pump just died, and I'm wondering if this is a
> straightforward
> > > > repair, or is there anything complex about it? I can't find anything
> in
> > > > my Bently that shows how to replace it, but there is detailed
> directions
> > > > for draining, refilling and bleeding the system. Does anyone have
any
> > > > advise or cautions for me?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks much,
> > > > Sonia J
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