RTV removal

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12-24-03, 11:12 AM

taco-salad

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RTV removal

I've been tearing down my water pump housing, but I can't seem to do anything to get the water pump off the housing, it's stuck there with a pretty good amount of RTV. Preferably I'd want to save the gasket on the pump but any suggestions to maybe loosen up the RTV would be good.

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12-24-03, 11:17 AM

Aaron Cake

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Don't waste time trying to save the gasket. They shouldn't be reused anyway.

If it's stuck pretty hard, a few blows with a rubber mallet will break it free.