Re: [DML] Water Pump and A/C Idler bearings
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Re: [DML] Water Pump and A/C Idler bearings



Jim,

I didn't use any sealant on the large o-ring gasket (the one that falls out
when you take the bracket loose that holds the idler bearings.) Since the
gasket and whole area were dry (no oil residues) I figure that the gasket is
only to stop dust from getting in there.

For removing the old bearings from the pulleys, I put each pulley over a
partially open large shop vice and hammered the bearings out using a large
1/2" drive socket that fit the closest. From what I have read in the DML
archives, this seems to be the established way to do it. Oh, before you
drive the bearings out, you need to remove the snap rings. I used snap ring
pliers.

When you put it back together, beware that the pictorial diagram in the
parts manual is wrong. It don't fit together that way. I hope you took
notes when you took it apart. When you are done, make sure the belts all
line up properly. At a DeLorean show I saw one guy's car with the pulley
bracket put on wrong so that the belts were misaligned by 1/4" or so. Doh!

I have never gotten into a DeLorean water pump (yet) but one thing to
mention that I don't think I have seen in any of the archives yet is that
there is a little oil hole on the top of the pump just behind the pulley.
The pump should last longer if a few drops of oil are put in that hole on
rare occasion -- especially if the car has been in storage for a few years.

Walt Tampa, FL






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