porn aside, I have the nut threaded on finger-tight, but I can't get a
socket on there. It seems there's not enough room between the nut and the
side of the pump casing. Man ! nothing comes easy in Westyville  :)
I got a socket on there when removing the old pump  :(

On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> If you do this too often they put a sign in your yard.
>
> Be discreet!
>
> Jim
>
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Jim Cochran <mxsailor@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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
> >>>
> >
>