I got pretty good at swapping vac pumps last summer,
1) get the power steering pump out of the way.
2) you can put a small vice grips on the lower bolt heads, and use them together with the allen wrench to loosen any stuck bolts.
Tony.
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Alan Boucher <alstheone@...> wrote:
>
> On 7/28/2011 6:06 PM, Nate wrote:
> >
> >
> > Yep ;
> >
> > I took the time to scrape the crud out of the 5 MM allen head screws
> > before ever trying to loosen them....
> >
> > BT , DT , am still pi$$ed off 38 years later....
> >
> > -Nate
> > Lawrence wrote:
> > >
> > > After paying over a hundred for a used pump from my mechanic I wound
> > up taking
> > > mine all apart & simply using the used diaphram. I'd recommend just
> > buying a
> > > new diaphram for 12 bucks. There are also a few different styles of
> > pump so
> > > keeping yours and rebuilding is the thing to do. If your bearing is
> > good just
> > > rebuild. Lawrence Rhodes... Hell no matter what rebuild. Easy job
> > just be
> > > carful of the lower allen head screws. Don't bugger them or you'll
> > have hell to
> > > pay.
> > >
> >
> >
> WORKING ON THE VACUUM PUMP REALLY SUCKS.
>
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