2005 Water pump drain?

[baadactor]

2005 Riii, I'm changing the coolant, and this is how it's pictured in the service manual. My instinct says the drain is on the bottom of the pump, contrary to the manual, but my instincts are usually ****e. What're the thoughts of thosums who know better than me?

 

[R-III-R Turbo]

Yeah the instruction in the manual doesn't empty the water pump. The bolt where the red arrow points to in the pic is a sump bolt, not on the water pump, btw.
The way to full drain the system is to open the 3 bolts and separate the front cover of the water pump.
Or, if you don't want to upset the o-ring under that cover, you can remove the water pump from the engine and turn it upside down.
A little oil will come out the water pump drive hole but if you put the front wheel up on a 3" block for example, before pulling the water pump out, it will keep oil away from the front of the sump.

 

[baadactor]

"The bolt where the red arrow points to in the pic is a sump bolt, not on the water pump, btw."

See, I told you my instincts are ****e. Didn't even look at the bottom of the pump to see if there was a drain. (That would be a nice mod)