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Subject:Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
From:Jim Cochran
Date:Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:24:43 -0700

Yikes! That almost sounds pornographic.

On Aug 30, 2008, at 7:06 PM, Jim Felder wrote:

> Yes, I can tell you how it's done. I did it this morning. I took a
> 13mm socket on a 3" extension and put enough rag in the socket that
> the nut was flush with the socket's edge at the opening. Then I
> smeared the front of the nut with vaseline and stuck the wasther to
> it. I felt for the end of the stud with my fingers and pushed the
> tight rubber hose out of the way slightly to let the socket/nut/washer
> assembly through. I engaged the stud with the socket on the first try,
> slipped the stubby ratchet into the extension and drove it home.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Tom Rowsell
> <86westy@geoexploits.org> wrote:
>> Any tips for reinstalling the lower of the 3 bolts in the water
>> pump for a
>> 2.1 Litre ? There does not seem to be enough room between the edge
>> of the
>> housing to get a socket on on the nut...
>>
>> Tom
>>