

| 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 >>
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