Alfasud Sprint - Water pump removal - help !

ar15625 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-02-2008, 11:24 AM

Have everything stripped down, bonnet off the car but no amount of bashing or pulling on the pump will free it ?

Any suggestions ?

I have squirted penetrating oil on it for a few hours but no change....

As you can see from the pic, trying to prize a level behind the mount area is just breaking off bits of the pump...

help ....

pic attached...

AllthingsZagato · #2 (**permalink**) 05-02-2008, 12:09 PM

Sadly breaking it apart is the only way to go. Keep bashing away at the pully end and eventually it will come out. It is the only way.

Greek · #3 (**permalink**) 05-02-2008, 12:29 PM

Well mine was out after a little efford but but my old pump was clean without any saults or minerals blocking her. So i guess you have to use force to remove her...

ar15625 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-02-2008, 12:50 PM

thanks. I will leave it soak in plusgas overnight and continue the bashing tomorrow...

here is a photo of the sud with my other alfa (a montreal)

AllthingsZagato · #5 (**permalink**) 05-03-2008, 03:47 AM

Adding the red sealant will not have helped either. When you fit the new pump clean all the gasket faces spotless and flat.

ar15625 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-03-2008, 12:22 PM

Pump is finally out after lots of bashing with a small lump hammer and cold chisel....once you break the vains on the casing - it surrendered....

No damage to the block face or edge....

Pic attached of the broken old pump...

Does it matter which way the new pump goes in ? The block has two water inlets/outlets --- one is at the top of the hole and the other is on the left --- should the pump line up with these ?

AllthingsZagato · #7 (**permalink**) 05-03-2008, 12:38 PM

I think the bolts are orientated such that it goes in the correct way only.

Greek · #8 (**permalink**) 05-03-2008, 01:57 PM

Well i see that the new pump has also plastic turbine... Why? You shoyld have chosen one with metallic turbine for better endourance.. Plastic tends to crack... I have installes one with metal...

ar15625 · #9 (**permalink**) 05-03-2008, 02:49 PM

this was the one supplied by my local alfa dealership...

The car wont be getting heavy usage so it think it will see me out

Hilario · #10 (**permalink**) 05-18-2008, 08:29 AM

I’m with the "Greek" I already have problems whit plastic turbines of my 33 and sud because I run them very hardly and the turbines one broke and the other become loosen in the axel, I but in both cars water pumps from lockeed whit metallic turbines and don't have more problems, only need a caution, don’t put water in the block, only cooling liquid to prevent the rust of the block and of the turbine