Anyone Ever Rebuilt a Water Pump?

Rocky Raccoon said:

It appears that Triumph has dealers on a three week wait just to ORDER a water pump for my 2008 Rocket III..... Putting me into august before I can even ride.
Has Anyone EVER rebuilt successfully one of these water pumps?

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TURBO200R4 said:

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i would go used first.
i would think that it would be pretty hard to build
you would have to get a seal and bearing.
if you post pics i could tell you they way i would do it (like what to press on and where so as not to break it.

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Speedy said:

Pressing one apart is the easy step in the job. Most water pumps use a spring-loaded carbon on carbon face seal to separate the bearing from coolant. If you have never worked with this type of seal, read up on the procedure needed to install one successfully. They must be meticulously clean when installed, meaning even a fingerprint from what you think are clean hands is too much debris, or they will leak. Neoprene gloves and alcohol or electric parts spray cleaner are needed, and great care taken mid-process. Most repair shops cannot rebuild one successfully. Your chance of doing it in a home shop is small. If the R3 uses a conventional double or triple lip seal, then you may have a better chance of rebuilding one.

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