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Jul 28, 2012 | 08:42 PM

96ford250

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Im about to beat this thing apart i've been doing everything i can think of to get this thing off ive used air hammers and wrenches and it hasn't even budged.... im quickly remembering why i love southern trucks so much... any one have any tricks or tips it would be much appreciated thanks.

Jul 28, 2012 | 08:52 PM

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Maybe spray some PB on it and let it sit over night. That thing must be on there good, they're usually not that hard to get off.

Jul 28, 2012 | 08:59 PM

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it is likely left hand thread.... but I may be wrong...

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Jul 28, 2012 | 09:03 PM

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Is it the truck in your sig with the 351w? If so, then I think Richard is right. I assumed it was a PSD.

Jul 28, 2012 | 09:03 PM

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Edit: Nevermind, I thought it was a PSD.

Jul 28, 2012 | 09:06 PM

96ford250

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It is its on a PSD thats going into the truck

Jul 28, 2012 | 09:11 PM

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Oh...well it's regular right hand thread then.

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Jul 28, 2012 | 09:23 PM

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Yep.....well, it's supposed to.

Jul 28, 2012 | 09:26 PM

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I used vise-grips on the lip of the water pump pulley and let them rest against the heater hose outlet thing to hold'em. I know that's probably not the healthiest way to do it, but it worked.

Jul 28, 2012 | 09:28 PM

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yea that's the key word "supposed". i'm just trying to avoid being out a 140 dollar water pump

Jul 28, 2012 | 09:28 PM

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I used vise-grips on the lip of the water pump pulley and let them rest against the heater hose outlet thing to hold'em. I know that's probably not the healthiest way to do it, but it worked.

X2^^^ Sometimes that's the only way to hold the pulley solid enough.

Jul 28, 2012 | 09:33 PM

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ill have to give that a try tomorrow when i take another crack at it

Jul 28, 2012 | 09:43 PM

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Yeah, I don't precisely remember, but I do believe that it was upon your suggestion, Bill, that I attempted that method.

Jul 29, 2012 | 08:59 AM

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I had one that was really tough. I tried everything including the vise grip on the pulley to hold it still. It just kept spreading the jaw of the wrench you get to do this job and this has always been a southern truck. What I finally did was heat the part of it that threads onto the water pump. This really didn't work either but as a last ditch effort I put some water on the waterpump portion when it was good and hot and then it finally came loose. However, I was changing the waterpump out anyways and wasn't concerned about harming the seal in the front of the pump. No idea if it did mess the seal up or not.

Jeff