Its not that difficult, but you will get nowhere without a flex head ratchet and a little bit of creativity.
Remove the starter (3 bolts) then you will see the shift rod under the carburetror. remove the screw connecting the shift rod. there are 5 bolts holding on the lower unit remove the bolts and the lower unit can be removed. then you cam remove the water pump housing and replace the impeller.
There is bolts unscrew them and the replace again
The water pump is inbetween the lower unit and the motor . Remove the lower unit with 6 bolts and u will see it.
If it is like my 1991 Jetta, follow the lower radiator hose to the water pump housing. There are three bolts that are very difficult to navigate around. The thermostat is located behind those bolts. Don't know why they put the therm there, cause it is a pain in the rump and could have been alot easier if they had put some thought behind the design. You'll see what I mean.
To replace the water pump on a 2003 Grand AM, the first step is to loosen the bolts on the old one and drain the fluid into a bucket. After it is drained, remove the bolts and the water pump and all of the hoses connected to it. Then, put in the new pump, reattach all of the hoses, tighten the bolts, and then refill the coolant reservoir.
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first thing that you do is tame off the timing belt cover. then you remove the timing belt. there are two components on the engine that are driven by the timing belt the lower one is the oil pump the upper one is the water pump then you locate and remove the bolts for the water pump. pull the water pump off then replace with new water pump and gasket.
It's fairly difficult as you need to replace a seal thing and turn the water off.
The water pump on a 97 Nissan Sentra is behind the timing belt. To replace it you will need to drain the coolant, remove the cylinder head, loosen pulley bolts, drive belts, and water pump pulley. Next, remove coolant hoses, water pump bolts, and finally the old water pump. Reverse directions to replace with new pump.
No, you do not need. Just remove all bolts and pull it out. Make sure that you replace the water pump gasket.
Remove serpentine belt, alternator, and power steering pump. Remove 4 water pump pulley bolts. Remove water pump housing bolts. Remove water pump.
loosen the bolts on the water pump pull and take off the belt, then take off the pully. take the hoses off then remove the bolts from the water pump and pull it off