Syonyk Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 1. Do I have to get the AC bracket out of the way to replace the water pump? It appears so - I can't get to the hard coolant line or the small line feeding the water pump. 2. How do I get the AC bracket out of the way? -=Russ=- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somick Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 1. Yes 2. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=54567 Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somick Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I think you do realize that water pump is driven by timing belt? Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I think you do realize that water pump is driven by timing belt? Sam It's not, it's driven off the (2) accesory belts. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syonyk Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 Which Subarus have the timing belt driving the water pump? I've had this discussion with enough people now that I'm really confused/annoyed. And I think I'm going to be doing the water pump next weekend or so, I don't have much time tomorrow to work on it (work, then the stupid sun goes down), and I need it running. -=Russ=- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 EA series are driven off the acc. belts. EJ series are driven off the timing belt. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 gd--what engine is that? its PURDY... not just your motor there, but i like the overall design. i guess i never got a good head on view of my ea82 when i did the timing belts... but that doesnt look like my recollections for an ea82. ej i take it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somick Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Which Subarus have the timing belt driving the water pump? I've had this discussion with enough people now that I'm really confused/annoyed. -=Russ=- I am sorry. It is not driven by timing belt. I meant to say that you will have to remove timing belt covers in order to get to water pump. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 gd--what engine is that? its PURDY... not just your motor there, but i like the overall design. i guess i never got a good head on view of my ea82 when i did the timing belts... but that doesnt look like my recollections for an ea82. ej i take it?? Yeah - EJ22 SOCH. They are purdy alright. The single timing belt that's actually thick and lasts a while is nice too. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 GD: youre gonna end up making me swap my engine to something else, before too much longer. i cant afford that, not in dollars and not in days (or weeks, or months...) so you need to stop it. i dont know what you need to stop, but you need to. incidentally, what amperage is that alternator? if there is a second ear on the backside, on one of them, then it looks like another boltin just like the datsun/nissan hitachi units ive been talking about... It is so awesome to start confirming how similar these japanese cars are, component wise. ive thought for a LONG time i could be swapping parts around from make to make, and i have a feeling im going to shake ALOT loose in the next decade or so. just the tweakfreak in me i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 It's not a bolt in unfortunately. The ears aren't the right distance apart. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virrdog Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 1. Do I have to get the AC bracket out of the way to replace the water pump? It appears so - I can't get to the hard coolant line or the small line feeding the water pump. 2. How do I get the AC bracket out of the way? -=Russ=- 1. I did, could not see a way around it. 2. Unbolt the alternator and then the compressor. Pull the compressor up and daisy chain some zip ties so it will be held away from the bracket. Then take out the bracket. Can be a little tricky and sometimes a second pair of hands holding the compressor in place would be a lifesaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 1. I did, could not see a way around it. 2. Unbolt the alternator and then the compressor. Pull the compressor up and daisy chain some zip ties so it will be held away from the bracket. Then take out the bracket. Can be a little tricky and sometimes a second pair of hands holding the compressor in place would be a lifesaver. All the bolts to remove the bracket with the compressor attached are easily accesible. There is no need to remove it from the bracket, and it just makes it more difficult. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 All the bolts to remove the bracket with the compressor attached are easily accesible. There is no need to remove it from the bracket, and it just makes it more difficult. GD this is often not apparent until its already been disassembled. if the job has been particularly frustrating, its a point thats easily missed by us amateurs. I took mine apart more than i needed to the first two times, and it was only when i was looking at it disassembled the second time that I realized i had been doing too much work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryker Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I pulled my water pump last fall to replace the gasket that had ruptured... (Don't ya love $1 repairs?) My AC compressor is held in place by only two bolts, I believe. (There may have been a third at one point, which I may have deemed extraneous .) One is the long bolt that holds it to the bracket, the other is the tensioner bolt. With these removed, the compressor can be tucked out-of-the-way. I do not remember needing to remove the bracket assy. in order to pull the pump, but I could very well be mistaken. However, as semyonlibman mentioned, you do need to pull the front cover from the crankcase -- I removed my engine fan and shroud in order to remove any pulleys that preceeded the crankcase. That should be it. :cool: Ryan Christopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virrdog Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 All the bolts to remove the bracket with the compressor attached are easily accesible. There is no need to remove it from the bracket, and it just makes it more difficult. GD Entirely possible. Twas my first time messing with the front of any EA engine. I was also on a cleaning kick with the car. So I probably would have separated them anyways. I spent more time cleaning parts than I did actually removing/installing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Entirely possible. Twas my first time messing with the front of any EA engine. I was also on a cleaning kick with the car. So I probably would have separated them anyways. I spent more time cleaning parts than I did actually removing/installing them. sounds like me. and i look around my room at the virtual ballpit surrounding me... how am i a clean freak on my greasball oil leaking motor, but have this filth in my bedroom??? *resists the urge to make a you know youre a soob owner if.. post that he KNOWS has already been posted before* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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