its a 92'lt.
i tried to remove the water pump myself to replace the bearing and seals but i couldnt make it budge with a mallet on the bolt head,i was nervous to use a shop press on the bolt for fear of damaging the threads.
i took it to a shop yesterday and he took it in the back for 45min and came back telling me the risk for him  to remove it was to high, apparently he tried a press on the bolt and had to stop cause he said he had to much pressure on it and the shaft didnt budge.

only thing i can think of now is to try to get a longer bolt that will bottom out in the shaft and still allow me to press on it without fear of damaging threads,if that doesnt work my next though was to apply heat to the impeller.


have any of you guys came across an impeller siezed this bad?? and how did you get it out?

if i can't get the impeller off, i heat it with a propane torch.  ussually after a little heat it will pop up from the mechanical seal.  then you can take it off without damaging it.  then you can knock out the shaft. 

lmoa yah thats exactly where im at!
i dont wanna accept the fact! hahahah.
iceracer when you say use a punch and a hammer,are youi meaning a punch that fits through the threaded bolt hole or find one that sits on top of it??

you want a roll pin punch that will go in the hole, this way you have a chance at not ruining the impeller. Putting it in the hole also helps in the fact it won't slide off and ding the oring sealing surface.

im surprised with as temperamental as everyone is claiming this seal to be,mine is original from92' and never leaked.hope i dont have a problem.

im surprised with as temperamental as everyone is claiming this seal to be,mine is original from92' and never leaked.hope i dont have a problem.

I do not think that the seals are temperamental. 


Most guys replace the seal and it still leaks.  Then they use the shotgun approach and replace everything the second time around.  Using the shotgun approach,  the impellor  and the rubber backed washer gets replaced.  It is the replacement of the impellor and rubber backed washer that usually solves the leak.

Like Carl said........ a grain of debris trapped between the carbon and ceramic faces of the seals will allow the seal to leak.  Inspect the surfaces of the carbon and ceramic for cracks or a radial scratch.  If the surfaces are smooth or have a scratch that goes in a circular path from a grain of debris, the seal is probably ok.

well then i sould be alright,i went bawls deep into this one and replaced everything.thanks for all of your help i wouldnt be able to do this right without this site lol.....the learners curve....

yah i had a shitload of calcium buildup in my waterpump