My washer pump is leaking on my 82 so I went to start to remove it but can't figure out how it comes apart?? I have the AIM and a service manual and neither one tells how to remove it?? I'm kinda thinking that you have to remove the charcoal canister then drop the washer bottle straight down and maybe there's nuts on the back side holding the pump??

 

On my 79, I took the bottle out from the top. I had to really pull on it to get it out. Some take out the charcoal cannister to do it. The pump itself is held to the bottle by a nut inside the bottle. The washer bottle is a two piece and you take the top piece off and you can reach down into the washer bottle with some long pliers to take the pump off.

 

Ok thanks, I was able to get it out by reaching in through the side vent and unscrewing the pump. But now the nut is bouncing around in the bottle so I guess I have to remove it anyway.

 

So i am helping a friend out and had this issue, so i designed a nut and flange that can be glued to the bottom of the washer bottle, i 3d printed it out and the pump just screws into the flange.... easy peasey

 

Pump with filter removed

Pump with filter installed

Deep well socket on filter. I think it was a 1/2” socket

Another view of the socket on the filter

Deep socket on a long extension


Not it sure if this will help you or not, but this is how I did it on my ‘77. I couldn’t get the reservoir out of the car so I had to do it with the reservoir inside the engine bay. I did remove the reservoir from the bracket that holds it on. Then I took the filler neck off. It just pulls off. Removing the pump was just a matter of rotating it until the filter came off in the reservoir. You could also use the deep socket and extension to remove the filter.

To install the new one, I turned the reservoir on it’s side and held the pump on the bottom of the reservoir. I put the filter in the socket which was on the extension. By holding the whole assembly sideways I could get the filter into the reservoir without it falling out of the socket. I got the filter on the threaded part of the pump and screwed it on using the extension as a nut driver. Discovering this took me about 2 hours of trial and error and more than a few choice words. Once I came up with the socket and extension trick, putting the pump in took less time than it took me to put the reservoir back, reattach the electrical connections and the plumbing and test the new pump. All told, using the extension trick this could take less than 30 minutes. Hope this helps someone. Cheers!