cucmbere
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Hi all,
Just joined not long ago and this is my first post. Well, I bought a used(120K)98VT Berlina wagon in 2004 and apart for the regular servicing there has been nothing else to complain about. 35K`s and 5 years later (I have been overseas)two components failed within one weekend. The alternator burned out and the water pump was leaking water. Both have been replaced and the car runs fine again. The water pump failed because of corrosion. The car was not driven for around 1 year.
This is about the water pump job. The mechanic destroyed one pulley removing it with a chisel and hammer saying "it was stuck because the bearing had siezed"-"it had to be done to get that bolt out for the pump(see attachment), the bolt farthest to right, to remove the pump".
Knowing next to nothing about cars just means that I have not invested time enough to learn but logic tells me that when I look at the thing I can see that when the center pulley over the pump is removed that it would not be difficult to remove that bolt on the right.
Is this really the case. I feel like a right idiot that I did not figure this on the spot. Anyone with some input on this please.
Cheers
Bob.
Just joined not long ago and this is my first post. Well, I bought a used(120K)98VT Berlina wagon in 2004 and apart for the regular servicing there has been nothing else to complain about. 35K`s and 5 years later (I have been overseas)two components failed within one weekend. The alternator burned out and the water pump was leaking water. Both have been replaced and the car runs fine again. The water pump failed because of corrosion. The car was not driven for around 1 year.
This is about the water pump job. The mechanic destroyed one pulley removing it with a chisel and hammer saying "it was stuck because the bearing had siezed"-"it had to be done to get that bolt out for the pump(see attachment), the bolt farthest to right, to remove the pump".
Knowing next to nothing about cars just means that I have not invested time enough to learn but logic tells me that when I look at the thing I can see that when the center pulley over the pump is removed that it would not be difficult to remove that bolt on the right.
Is this really the case. I feel like a right idiot that I did not figure this on the spot. Anyone with some input on this please.
Cheers
Bob.