Water pump pulley

[nathg]

I'll set the situation. Driving home last night I heard a clunk and all of a sudden I lost power everything. Pulled to the side of the road knowing it would be the belt and this was confirmed when I popped the bonnet. About 20m behind me was the pulley. NRMA came after I tried smacking it back onto the pump, he reckons I will need a new waterpump.

Can I just go to the wreckers and try to get a pulley? Any ideas on cost? Shits me, I only replaced the waterpump in Janurary and don't want to do it again

[aceventura]

If the shaft and seals are still ok, I think it would depend on whether the holes that the pulley bolts go into have been stripped.

I guess, even if they have been damaged, you may be able to retap them with a slightly larger hole??? Someone may correct me on this.

[greenacc]

yeah, as jim carey said if the flange on water pump shaft is in tact and the threads in the 4 holes are ok just get a new pulley and bolt it on.

[nathg]

Think I'll just buy a new water pump, the flange came off with the pulley and as far as I know, the flange/shaft are pressed in to the pump when they are manufactured.

[Cheap6]

Warranty claim on the pump manfacturer? There may be a dispute over who installed it but if the pressed on pulley has come off its difficult to see how that can be an issue involving the installation.

[nathg]

Yeah was my first thought, but I don't have the invoice or the packaging..I'll ring up a few places tomorrow and get some prices, hopefully shouldn't cost more than $150 (after trade discount). Think the last waterpump only cost me like 70 or something.