Waterpump gasket ?
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Racer
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Waterpump gasket ?
Doing a waterpump on a friends 09 C6 base. His pump is off and new pump is ready to be installed with gaskets, but the gaskets look pretty tough ti line up because there is two of them. haven't tried to put it in yet, but is there any trick to installing these gaskets or do they just line up easily for the most part? Maybe some gasket sealant to make them stay in place?
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I always like to have a helper with this because the gaskets can be a pain. One person handles 2 bolts on the left and the other 2 bolts on the right and it flies on.
Otherwise some people use a small dab of rtv to stick the gasket on or make a temporary set of studs to slide the water pump gaskets on then the pump and replace with bolts once it's all in place.
It's much easier on cars where the hood isn't in the way to do it solo and just hold everything yourself.
Otherwise some people use a small dab of rtv to stick the gasket on or make a temporary set of studs to slide the water pump gaskets on then the pump and replace with bolts once it's all in place.
It's much easier on cars where the hood isn't in the way to do it solo and just hold everything yourself.
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Racer
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I always like to have a helper with this because the gaskets can be a pain. One person handles 2 bolts on the left and the other 2 bolts on the right and it flies on.
Otherwise some people use a small dab of rtv to stick the gasket on or make a temporary set of studs to slide the water pump gaskets on then the pump and replace with bolts once it's all in place.
It's much easier on cars where the hood isn't in the way to do it solo and just hold everything yourself.
Otherwise some people use a small dab of rtv to stick the gasket on or make a temporary set of studs to slide the water pump gaskets on then the pump and replace with bolts once it's all in place.
It's much easier on cars where the hood isn't in the way to do it solo and just hold everything yourself.
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St. Jude Donor '14, '16
Last edited by sevinn; Jan 21, 2016 at 09:26 AM.
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Lots of good suggestions already posted....if you don't have studs available....stock bolts can be protrude just enough to hung gaskets, then masking tape bolts to held secure in place on pump during installation.
Additionally, due to the limited sealing surface interface, I put a thin layer of anaerobic sealant on both side of the oem gaskets to provide additional assurance.
A little background on my '05, due to faint coolant smell after driving, disassembled site check lead to existing start failure on both gaskets as well as corrosion on all the stock water pump bolts. Aside new gaskets, I also use ARP stainless water pump bolts. Two years gone by, no more coolant smell and the '05 pump is still doing its job.
Hth others!
Additionally, due to the limited sealing surface interface, I put a thin layer of anaerobic sealant on both side of the oem gaskets to provide additional assurance.
A little background on my '05, due to faint coolant smell after driving, disassembled site check lead to existing start failure on both gaskets as well as corrosion on all the stock water pump bolts. Aside new gaskets, I also use ARP stainless water pump bolts. Two years gone by, no more coolant smell and the '05 pump is still doing its job.
Hth others!
