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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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Water Pulley squeeking alot

ok whell i changed the pulleys... (greddy) and after i took the original water pump and put on the new one after tighting it i spun it with my hands and it started to squeek alot so i took it back off and got the dw40 on that and it still didnt fix it... i put it on anyways hopeing when i put the belts on and let the car run for awhile it will break in and stop.... nope it sometimes squeek then some times nothing.. any ideas what it could be
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 04:53 PM
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i've had this problem with my water pump too and i just replaced it. dont know what it was exactly.
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Could be the belt is too tight
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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squeaking pulley

Originally Posted by FD3S2005
ok whell i changed the pulleys... (greddy) and after i took the original water pump and put on the new one after tighting it i spun it with my hands and it started to squeek alot so i took it back off and got the dw40 on that and it still didnt fix it... i put it on anyways hopeing when i put the belts on and let the car run for awhile it will break in and stop.... nope it sometimes squeek then some times nothing.. any ideas what it could be
Sorry bro, did'nt read your entire post. Even though pump is new, could be bad bearing.
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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where did you get the new one from?
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:29 AM
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During my rebuild I experienced the same thing where the water pump turbine assembly was actually touching the water pump housing. The housing was scored from the blades.
I had a spare water pump to compare with and it looks like everything was pressed in deeper. I thought about this for a while I have come to the conclusion that I must have pressed it in a while back when I changed out the pulley. I think I used a screw driver or something propped between the filler neck and the pulley to hold the pump stationary while removing the bolts. The force must have pressed the assembly in.

I set the pump between two metal rails and used a rubber mallet to press the pump's assembly back until it matched the spare pump's gap from the back of the pulley boss to the water pump bearing support plate. It took a couple good hits, but it went back and it now spins without touching.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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no i mean just the pulley itself i took off the stock one and the thing that spins(without a pulley on it) squeeks with the pulley off or on.. it wasnt doing that before when i had the stock one and all of a sudden it happens.....very weird and annoying...
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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Your water pump is messed up, probably exactly like spooledup7 described. Fix/replace it or live with it.
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