tight pump

[mike5370]

this is my first post here and would like to say thanks for all info i have got here over the last year it saved me alot of money..but on to my problem i have two 2000 gti's. i sucked rock in to the pump and waisted the impeller and pump housing and the wear ring. bought new from dealer and had them put the pump back together for me with new bearings and seal. when i got home i put the tail cone back on and filled with oil then before i put it back in i pulled the other pump out of my other gti to inspect the wear ring and i changed it also. so i noticed the newly rebuilt pump (put to gether by dealer) is harder to spin then the one that i pulled out to inspect will this loosen up or should i take it back to the dealer. also on the other pump i changed the wear ring on it just pried out with no problem and the new one just slid right in. it looks like the wear ring is held in by compression when the pump is bolted in is this normal i reed all of the posts about cutting out the ring with a saw. thanks for any advice you can give me...


Mike

 

[mike5370]

thanks for the help.

 

[stever]

Im new here myself but I will try to tell you my experience on the pumps. I put one of those anti-rattle cones on and when I got it tightened down it was in a bind. Make sure when you put that cone on that your inpeller shaft is pushed as forward as it will go against the thrust bearings. Mine weren't.
Take the cone off and see if it turns any easier.

May not be your problem but worth checking out . Good luck.

 

[Chester]

The thrust bearing most likely got disslodged & pinched during assembly. You'll have to replace that bearing. Was your wear ring OEM or aftermarket? It should be very snug.

Chester

 

[mike5370]

re did the cone and everything is fine now there is a tab you have to press through the fill hole when you tighter the cone

as for the ring its oem when i bolted on the pump it feels like it locked it in place going to test it today...