Water pump replaced and disassembly carnage

[l75eya]

Figured I'd post pictures up for reference if anybody searches for water pump replacement. I'd have liked to have found some myself before I started but I gave up searching and just hopped into it. Quite an experience, that.

 

Regardless, have at it!

 

Removed the radiator, a/c condenser (thankfully my AC had no charge! Convenient!), fans, alternator, power steering reservoir, AC compressor, air filter housing, pulled belt tensioner, broke off my timing belt cover on the driver's side because pulling the crank pulley seemed like a real, real p.i.t.a. Probably pulled more that I'm forgetting and I'm sure because I've got no experience doing this, that I took some unnecessary steps, but live and learn.

 

 

 

(just to show general chaos =) )