[TR] Odds that old water pump is any good?

[Michael Lang]

Sorry, I forgot to remind everybody that this is off of a 57 TR3.

Thanks,

Mike

Michael Lang wrote:
> Based on everyones advice, I decided to replace my old water pump.
>
> This evening I was in the shop looking at the old pump and decided to
> disassemble it. If I had decided to replace it anyway, what did I have
> to loose other than a little time. I carefully pressed it apart and
> found that it's really in pretty good shape. The bearing feels well
> lubricated and spins nice and smooth. The seal surfaces and shaft are
> clean and shiny. 
>
> I pressed it all back together and am going to run it the way it is. 
> Someone must have replaced it very shortly before taking the car off the
> road.
>
> One question: My shop manual has a picture that says the impeller
> clearance should be "085". No decimal point or indication of the type of
> units. Everything else in the manual is in inches. They can't possibly
> mean .085". That's a really huge gap. Anyone know what it should be set to?