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01-23-2004, 09:05 AM

icemanhg3

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Drivebelt removal/water pump replacement

I'm trying to get my drivebelts off (all three) so I can replace my waterpump. I got my Haynes manual, but it's not specific enough and it's definitely not written for just the 94, so bolts are in different places. Can somebody who's done this before please try to describe the bolts that I need to look for so that I can relieve the tension in the belts and get them off?

Thank you!

BTW, whoever took the online sites down as soon as I started working on my car should be shot!

01-23-2004, 09:41 AM

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check out www.4dsc.com/articles for the article on UDP install and changing drive belts

it's for a VE, but it'll be pretty similar

01-23-2004, 02:27 PM

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If I were you, I would wait til it's time to change your timing belt and change the water pump together/along with anything elses in the way cuz it'll take you about an hr to take everything apart, including the 3 belts and the timing belt cover (that damn cover got one too many bolts!!!!) just to get there. Beside, if all you're doing is changing the water pump, your coolant will splash all over your t-belt. Also, you might wanna refer to the Chilton manual too cuz their instructions were based on the FSM.

01-23-2004, 07:11 PM

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Thanks people, I got em off,finally! bvtran, I'm doing the water pump because mine failed. My timing belt should be fine, if it needs to be replaced, I'll have to do that later, I'm out of money!!! BTW, the Chilton manual online is down... I'm down now to the water pump pulley, and I gotta get something to hold the pulley still so i can get inside there. Haynes suggests a strap wrench, so I'll be "borrowing" one...

01-23-2004, 07:59 PM

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Cool. Talking about saving moneys, this dude is selling a water pump for our ride at $15:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2454871143
and the auction got ugh...2 hrs left. Not too sure whether that's an OE part, the enclosure box doesn't looks like an OE box at all.