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Re: Periodic water pump maintenance

To: "Spridgeteers" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Periodic water pump maintenance
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:17:40 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"
> ... If it has a grease fitting
>or a plug where you would think a grease fitting should go ...

Mine has a plug, and the manual says somthing to the effect of 'under no
circumstances should grease be introduced under pressure or you can
compromise the seal'.  That leads me to believe that a grease fitting would
be a DPO enhancement???

>> is greaseable

How about: "accepts grease" ??

Robert D.


-----Original Message-----
From Peter C. <nosimport at mailbag.com>
To: Spridgeteers <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: October 18, 2000 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Periodic water pump maintenance


>There are several "generations" of water pumps that may be on your cars.
>Some are greaseable, most are not. Here are some guideline. If the housing
>is aluminum (or aluminium) it is not greaseable. If it has a grease fitting
>or a plug where you would think a grease fitting should go, remove the
>fitting/plug and poke inside. If your "poker" goes in past the threads,
>then it is greaseable. Most pumps are made with non-serviceable, "sealed
>for life" (hi Frank) bearings. They are shaft and race assembly. Many
>pumps, if rebuilt, are fitted with the "upgraded" <g> bearings. The why,
>IMHO, is that most people didn't grease their pumps, and if they did, they
>over-greased them in many cases (can cause a leak). Don't assume that
>because a housing has a fitting or a plug, that it is greaseable. (my spell
>checker can't handle greaseable...who has a thesaurus out there?)
>         Now, as to maintenance of a modern pump? Nothing, except pay
>attention to belt tension.
>         HTH   Peter
>  -----
>At 09:01 AM 10/18/2000, Robert Duquette wrote:
>>Not sure if this applies to your models.  All my Sprite books are still
>>packed away, but I seem to remember a screw behind at the top (generator
>>side ) that you can remove to add grease.  It is mentioned somewhere in
>>Haynes, I believe, with a warning to not overdo it???
>>
>>Okay, I unpacked my books.  Page 57 in the old Haynes manual, under "Water
>>Pump Dismantling and Replacement"  The "greasing screw" is clearly visible
>>in 2 diagrams, but not labelled as such.
>>
>>Robert D.
>


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