Water Pump Bearing
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Water Pump Bearing
My mechanic thinks he hears a sound that indicates my water pump bearing is suspect. I have a 94 stock LT1 (99K miles). He seems to be an honest guy, but is there any way to assure his diagnosis is correct? A few hundred bucks are at stake if I have him do it, or a lot of hours if I do it. Any advice would be appreciated. Don't want water on my Optispark.
Last edited by Camelotian; Aug 21, 2010 at 08:23 PM.
Melting Slicks
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Well since there is no belt to remove to feel the bearing, you'll have to use a stethoscope or a long screw driver, place handle to your ear & the tip on the water pump housing. Oh yeah, another thing, remove the drive belt and run engine, this will eliminate anything else that might be making a bearing noise(like a alternator, p/s pump, ect) .
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Well since there is no belt to remove to feel the bearing, you'll have to use a stethoscope or a long screw driver, place handle to your ear & the tip on the water pump housing. Oh yeah, another thing, remove the drive belt and run engine, this will eliminate anything else that might be making a bearing noise(like a alternator, p/s pump, ect) .
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Hi,
The last 2 WPs I replaced the seal was dislodged hanging on the coupler and the bearing had visibly missing *****.
You might be able to get a small offset mirror (mounted on a srewdriver handle) like a dentist uses and take a peek behind the WP.
Best of Luck,
92WhiteVetteGuy
The last 2 WPs I replaced the seal was dislodged hanging on the coupler and the bearing had visibly missing *****.
You might be able to get a small offset mirror (mounted on a srewdriver handle) like a dentist uses and take a peek behind the WP.
Best of Luck,
92WhiteVetteGuy
