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If you go from the top you would have to remove the brake booster. The easier way is from the bottom remove the panel behind the wheel. 2 bolts from the wheel well and 2 from behind the rocker panel trim. You'll have to remove the trim also. Then remove the gas vapor canister and there is plenty of room to get the windshield washer jar out.
I dont know why your trying to remove it but i managed to change the water pump inside it without taking it out, i think if that is your goal it is an easier option than taking the master cylinder off!
It wasnt fun, took 2 people, but is doable...
The leak is in the neck where it meets the reservoir. The tank and neck are two parts. You don't need to remove the master cylinder, or the rockers. It can be done with some patience and masking or duct tape on the tools. Believe me. Had to pull mine to find that "leak" and to replace the washer motor, which is harder to tackle than remove and reinstalling the tank and neck. Silicone on the neck where it meets the reservoir will solve the leak problem. BTW, mine is a 79 too. Good luck.
I should also mention, like a previous poster, I did not pull the reservoir, I pulled the neck, installed the pump and then reinstalled the neck.
The leak is in the neck where it meets the reservoir. The tank and neck are two parts. You don't need to remove the master cylinder, or the rockers. It can be done with some patience and masking or duct tape on the tools. Believe me. Had to pull mine to find that "leak" and to replace the washer motor, which is harder to tackle than remove and reinstalling the tank and neck. Silicone on the neck where it meets the reservoir will solve the leak problem. BTW, mine is a 79 too. Good luck.
I should also mention, like a previous poster, I did not pull the reservoir, I pulled the neck, installed the pump and then reinstalled the neck.
+1
If you overfill the tank past the neck/tank intrersection it will leak...
Thats also the way i changed my pump, remove the neck, take of the screws holding the tank so you can move it around and flip it over but leave it in.
On my 79, I replaced mine with a new one as the old one was yellow. I got at it from underneath just as RaymondD said. It wasn't that hard. If you do wind up taking yours out, just remember to leak test it before reinstalling.
If you overfill the tank past the neck/tank intrersection it will leak...
Thats also the way i changed my pump, remove the neck, take of the screws holding the tank so you can move it around and flip it over but leave it in.[/QUOTE]
So, all C3's reservoir neck leaked? mine does, but I was wondering if it was like that from new or maybe an o-ring corroded?
If you overfill the tank past the neck/tank intrersection it will leak...
Thats also the way i changed my pump, remove the neck, take of the screws holding the tank so you can move it around and flip it over but leave it in.
So, all C3's reservoir neck leaked? mine does, but I was wondering if it was like that from new or maybe an o-ring corroded?
I think they all just leak.
I've kinda given up on it. I just don't fill it to the neck.
I fill below the neck.
Also the new pump I have stopped working, so screw it.
The best course of action is to just not get the windshield dirty.
I've taken the same approach with my MG which suffers the same problems, though the pump is SUPER easy to get to.
I think they all just leak.
I've kinda given up on it. I just don't fill it to the neck.
I fill below the neck.
Also the new pump I have stopped working, so screw it.
The best course of action is to just not get the windshield dirty.
I've taken the same approach with my MG which suffers the same problems, though the pump is SUPER easy to get to.
+1 to all this,
The tank is in two parts and will leak if you go over the level of the first part!
The best way IMO to change the pump is to take the top half of the tank out, leave the bottom in.
Take a ratchet with a long extension and unscrew the pump, take it out, put the new one in, duct tape the nut to the ratchet and put it back in!
The tank is in two parts and will leak if you go over the level of the first part!
The best way IMO to change the pump is to take the top half of the tank out, leave the bottom in.
Take a ratchet with a long extension and unscrew the pump, take it out, put the new one in, duct tape the nut to the ratchet and put it back in!
And that is exactly how I did it. Works like a charm.
Just be PATIENT.
It's like playing that class kids game; "OPERATION".
Hi, not sure if anyone still reads this string, but I'll give it a try. On my '78 someone cut the hose from the bottom of the reservoir and put in a new piece that just sits loose from the top of the reservoir to the junction where it splits to the two winbdshield washers. As far as i can tell this bypasses the pump at the bottom of the reservoir all together but it does seem to work? Anyone can explain? I must be mising something. I may just get a different lid for the reservoir or simply enlarge the vent hole and feed the tube through it , rather then trying to fix a pump that apparently doesn't need fixing?
03-29-2010, 07:20 PM
Windshield Washer Reservoir Tank Removal
