On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Mark Gendron wrote:
>
> I'd hate to go with one of the aftermarket waterpumps that we're now stuck
> with (no grease nipple, wrong pulley, or both). I would also hate for my
> original water pump to fail. I'd like to rebuild it before I am forced to.
> Has anyone here rebuilt one? It seems like it's just a matter of replacing
> the bearings and seals. Comments?
>
> Thanks
> -mg
>
> 1954 TR2 TS2571L
One of the CITOA's members wrote an article about rebuilding these
pumps... It's rather involved. If you want I'll see if I can dig
up a copy that was printed in the newsletter...
The original was over a dozen hand written pages with illustrations.
As newsletter editor, my job was to type it up (whew! not fun
or easy). Publishing it took two issues! I think the VTR may have
even run the article in the VINTAGE TRIUMPH.
It seemed like gilding the lily to me. If you simply MUST HAVE
have the grease nipple, why not drill a blind hole in the pump
body at the appropriate location on the casting and epoxy one in?
There's a good reason the design was changed. It wasn't just
"cheaper" to build a pump with sealed bearings...
My tuppence
Greg Petrolati
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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