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water pump
- Thread starter Glyn
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Not to bad to do,
Drain the cooling circuit via the lower radiator hose. Remove:
- the front right mud shield,
- the front bumper,
- the upper crossmember,
- the accessories belt
Use a jack etc to hold the engine and the and lower the engine as much as possible,
- the coolant pump pulley
- the coolant pump mounting bolt
REFITTING
Refit:
- the coolant pump (fitted with a new seal) tigh-tening the bolts to a torque of 1.7 daN.m,
- the accessories belt and tension it
Fill and bleed the cooling circuit
Refit the engine mount
PM me your email address and I'll send you a file on this.
Note
It is very important that the mating surfaces are not scratched.
Use the Décapjoint product to dissolve the part of the seal which remains attached.
Apply the product to the section to be cleaned, wait approximately ten minutes, then remove it using a wooden spatula.
It is advisable to wear gloves during the opera-tion.
Do not allow any of the product to fall onto the paintwork.
Drain the cooling circuit via the lower radiator hose. Remove:
- the front right mud shield,
- the front bumper,
- the upper crossmember,
- the accessories belt
Use a jack etc to hold the engine and the and lower the engine as much as possible,
- the coolant pump pulley
- the coolant pump mounting bolt
REFITTING
Refit:
- the coolant pump (fitted with a new seal) tigh-tening the bolts to a torque of 1.7 daN.m,
- the accessories belt and tension it
Fill and bleed the cooling circuit
Refit the engine mount
PM me your email address and I'll send you a file on this.
Note
It is very important that the mating surfaces are not scratched.
Use the Décapjoint product to dissolve the part of the seal which remains attached.
Apply the product to the section to be cleaned, wait approximately ten minutes, then remove it using a wooden spatula.
It is advisable to wear gloves during the opera-tion.
Do not allow any of the product to fall onto the paintwork.
the 172 cups are run off the cambelt edde.
You sure? Renault don't say they are.
we've done a few water pumps on 172's at work that run off the cambelt.
i know the mk1 172 runs off the aux.
i know the mk1 172 runs off the aux.
Any pictures? I'm sure Renault Uk would be interested.
sorry, just having a brain fart again...
