Water Pump Replacement
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- Drain the engine coolant (see COOLANT REPLACEMENT ).
- Remove the right front wheel.
- Remove the splash shield.
- Loosen the water pump pulley mounting bolts (A).
- Remove the drive belt (see DRIVE BELT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- Remove the water pump pulley bolts and pulley (B).
- Remove the water pump (A) by removing the five bolts.
- Inspect and clean the O-ring groove and the mating surface of the engine block.
- Install the water pump with a new O-ring (B) in the reverse order of removal.
- Clean up any spilled engine coolant.
- Install the water pump pulley (A), and loosely install the water pump pulley mounting bolts (B).
- Install the drive belt (see DRIVE BELT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- Tighten the water pump pulley mounting bolts.
- Install the splash shield.
- Install the right front wheel.
- Refill the radiator with engine coolant, and bleed the air from the cooling system with the heater valve open (see step 8).