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Subject:Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:35:37 +0000

Yep. Go to Harbor Freight. They all wobble.

Jim

On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 10:19 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've only done that job once but IIRC, tools that helped:
>
> belt wrench for pulley removal
> http://www.harborfreight.com/2-pc-rubber-strap-wrench-set-69373.html
> slightly shortened Allen (hex) wrench for at least one of the bolts to
> big steel coolant pipe.
> 1/4" extension + socket may reach into the lowest pump nut.
> 3/8"  "wobble" extensions. (Great to have regardless)
>
> Do they make a 1/4" wobble extension?
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> Neil.
>
> On 7/30/15, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>
> > Well, I'm doomed to spend an afternoon then ... as a longtime air-head,
> VW
> > water pump replacement is something at which I am definitely not
> practiced.
> > Though I have changed water pumps on marine diesels in my youth - bigger
> and
> > heavier, but much easier to get at them.
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
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