dhays
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- Joined
- May 26, 2015
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- Location
- Gig Harbor, WA
- Vessel Name
- Kinship
- Vessel Make
- 2010 North Pacific 43
First time trying to change an impeller on a larger engine and I failed miserably.
Cummins QSB 5.9L with a Sherwood water pump. With great effort (and an impeller puller) I was able to get the old impeller out. However, I was not able to get the new in. I was able to get the vanes inside the housing and push the impeller in until it hit the shaft. I was not able to get the splines lined up on the shaft and push it all the way in. Unfortunately, the angle is a bit awkward and hard to get much leverage on he impeller to both twist and push at the same time. I finally had to give up in humiliation.
Open to any and all suggestions. If worse comes to worse, I have a mechanic coming out on Friday to reinstall my HX and after cooler. I am sure he can do it. But it is something that I need to figure out for the future.
Cummins QSB 5.9L with a Sherwood water pump. With great effort (and an impeller puller) I was able to get the old impeller out. However, I was not able to get the new in. I was able to get the vanes inside the housing and push the impeller in until it hit the shaft. I was not able to get the splines lined up on the shaft and push it all the way in. Unfortunately, the angle is a bit awkward and hard to get much leverage on he impeller to both twist and push at the same time. I finally had to give up in humiliation.
Open to any and all suggestions. If worse comes to worse, I have a mechanic coming out on Friday to reinstall my HX and after cooler. I am sure he can do it. But it is something that I need to figure out for the future.