Installing a new Water Pump and am having trouble inserting Impeller Housing to Driveshaft Seal 318972 into the Impeller Housing and Seal Assembly 388289. This seems to be a REALLY tight fit. The Seal 318972 has a nice chamber on the topside outside diameter but unfortunately the underside has no such chamfer. As I try to press this into place the Seal will not stay level going into the Housing. The Seal keeps going canted/crooked.
So what is the best way to get this Seal into the Housing? Can I "cheat" by filing a very small chamfer on the underside of the Seal? Or just use a large C-Clamp with 2 rigid metal plates to press the Seal into the Housing?
So what is the best way to get this Seal into the Housing? Can I "cheat" by filing a very small chamfer on the underside of the Seal? Or just use a large C-Clamp with 2 rigid metal plates to press the Seal into the Housing?