CSI Install.... What a pain!!!
#1
CSI Install.... What a pain!!!
How did you guys remove the water pump shaft inside the water pump? I tried using a rubber mallet and a punch, framers hammer and a punch, sledge hammer and a punch. It will not move at all. Did you have to take this to a machine shop to get them to press it out? I am having a hell of a time here.
#3
Re: CSI Install.... What a pain!!!
Originally Posted by Silvershark
Grr.... I think im gonna try my dremel and see if i can cut through the impeller.
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Re: CSI Install.... What a pain!!!
It only comes out the back. The impeller is not pressed on too tight. I placed a punch on the front of the shaft and hammered it out leaving the impeller sitting there.
#11
Re: CSI Install.... What a pain!!!
This worked monday when I pulled my pully off my power steering pump shaft. Take some ice FREEZE the shaft (I froze it for about 45 minutes) then heat around the shaft (NOT the shaft!) it'll pop right out.
#12
Re: CSI Install.... What a pain!!!
i just pounded on mine for about an hour. for like the first 55 minutes, it didnt budge at all. then all the sudden it just started sliding out. feel free to smack the crap out of it. i would probably recommend the 5# sledge as well. i used the rubber mallet method and think it was absorbing too much of the hit.
#13
Re: CSI Install.... What a pain!!!
I used a 20 ton press when I did mine and tried pushing it out the front the first time. That aluminum housing is STRONG. IIRC I had 10 tons of presure on the shaft before I flipped it over and did it the right way. I like the ice and heat idea myself.