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golf 3 1.4 ABD water pump

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#1 ·
Water pump bearing has totally disintegrated. I was very lucky not to loose the T belt and trash the engine. I'm now having a nightmare getting at the water pump to replace it.
Suggestions please.
I'm guessing I have to go via the wheel arch to get the bottom pulley (alternator belt) off. Can I get at the water pump bolts from there also?
T belt, alternator belt and cam sprocket are off so far.

Tojiero :(
 
#2 ·
A real stinker

Surely somebody has had to do this before with the engine still in the car. The crank alternator pulley is so close to the bodywork, I don't know if it will come off even if I got to the bolts. I can only get to 2 of the water pump bolts. I'm told there are 2 underneath it, but I can't see or detect them by fingertip either.

Tojiero
 
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