DIESEL PUMP SEALS REPLACED

[slapndash]

Hi again,
just updating those from my previous post, who might be intrested, that ive replaced my leaking diesel pump seals. i found the information on the members fact sheet very helpful but slightly lacking in the actual tools required. the offside seal which seals the spring housing was pretty straight forward, but and i repeat BUT, the other seal which is directly on the opposite side of the pump from the offside seal was the most fiddliest, awkward, blood pressure raising job ive ever undertaken. the extra tools required are as follows; a flexible 10mm ratchet spanner which needs to be taped to another spanner to double its length,an extendable mechanics torch which has a magnetic tip, a dentists mirror which needs to be taped to the extenable torch, some fairly rigid wire which you attach the bolts too for lowering down the side of the pump to your other hand underneath.most importantly you need jeremy beadles left hand and ET's extendable glowing finger. a meditation course would come in very handy too. once i completed this circus act all that was left was to do was bleed the pump by undoing the banjo on the outlet pipe and pumping the fuel from the fuel filter. now wheres those plane tickets.....
all the best adam

[mikeonb4c]

I take my hat off to you mate. All I got for my efforts when I tried it was a week off work with a bad back from the fruitless bending over. Its no job for an old bloke with fat fingers and reading glasses trying to fall of the end of his nose. Never again

A man's got to know his limitations

[Biobongo]

Well don. You will fined it easier next time

[brorabongo]

Good job, well done. I give you a shout if mine needs replacing.

[Diplomat]

Having read this and also the concurrent thread "power problem". I am putting off this job until the weather and the daylight improve. I think I would add to the list an old white pillowslip or something underneath to catch the springs and diffuse the light. At my age I find that varying light levels are very frustrating when working on cars.

Meanwhile my patented drip catcher will stay firmly in place. It consists of a cut down plastic drink bottle jammed under the pump and wired to a pipe nearby to stop it coming adrift. Although it softens a bit it hasn't melted yet and takes several weeks to fill to about 15mm above the bottom. So no big threat of a major spillage.


Frank

[mikeonb4c]

Having read this and also the concurrent thread "power problem". I am putting off this job until the weather and the daylight improve. I think I would add to the list an old white pillowslip or something underneath to catch the springs and diffuse the light. At my age I find that varying light levels are very frustrating when working on cars.

Meanwhile my patented drip catcher will stay firmly in place. It consists of a cut down plastic drink bottle jammed under the pump and wired to a pipe nearby to stop it coming adrift. Although it softens a bit it hasn't melted yet and takes several weeks to fill to about 15mm above the bottom. So no big threat of a major spillage.


Frank

Excellent - thats what I like - a little lateral thinking. I thought of doing the same. Mine is a v. slight leak (one seal has been done by Wheelquick and the other is minor) so I just leave an old rag on the tray underneath the pump and change it for a new one at intervals.

My scavenger fan over-ride switch takes care of any diesel whiffs that might try and seep up into the cab when stationary.