Hello all, I had been reading an excellent thread (now closed) that was describing how to rebuild the raw water pump with new bearings, seal, o-ring, etc. (VP #3857794)
Mine is on a 5.7 GS PLKD (1997)
The instructions and photos were excellent and I was able to disassemble the pump on my own. However, the thread mentioned that you should see a shiny line where the shaft went through the seal, but if the shaft were grooved or scored, its toast and the pump will need to be replaced entirely.
I've attached a photo of my shaft, which unfortunately was grooved, as you can see near the gear teeth. I could definitely feel this groove when sliding the new seal onto the shaft.
My question is whether or not anyone else has gone ahead with rebuilding the pump with a slightly scored shaft and what were the results? Did it leak or not?
Here is the link to the old thread that explained how to rebuild this pump:
http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engin...raw-water-pump
Mine is on a 5.7 GS PLKD (1997)
The instructions and photos were excellent and I was able to disassemble the pump on my own. However, the thread mentioned that you should see a shiny line where the shaft went through the seal, but if the shaft were grooved or scored, its toast and the pump will need to be replaced entirely.
I've attached a photo of my shaft, which unfortunately was grooved, as you can see near the gear teeth. I could definitely feel this groove when sliding the new seal onto the shaft.
My question is whether or not anyone else has gone ahead with rebuilding the pump with a slightly scored shaft and what were the results? Did it leak or not?
Here is the link to the old thread that explained how to rebuild this pump:
http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engin...raw-water-pump
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