Mine was stamped HEPU - Made in Germany. It spins very smoothly and there
is no discernable play in the bearings.

Can anyone recommend a source for bolts? I'll replace all of the 8mm ones.

Thanks,
Walter

On Tue, 1 May 2012 01:19:23 -0700, Oxroad <oxroad@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Walter--
>Nice work on getting those bolts out!
>Good to hear the job is moving forward.
>Just for a laugh when I did the water pump in my 1.9L I bought it from the
>authorized VW dealer because I wanted a well-made German part instead of
>the Italian made after-market GRAF brand water pump. The water pump from
VW
> was
>of course Genuine VW and had
>a sticker on it that read,  "Made in Italy."
>
>Best,
>Jeff
>83.5 Westy
>LA,CA
>