Bassinfool

Anyone know how you remove the Timing Belt Tensioner pulley from the water pump & install it on a new pump? Does it have to be done with a press? I need to get this done so my crap will stop leaking coolant. Thanks!

TRunner

some info on which engine you are working on may help us answer your question...

But from what I remember, you just remove the bolt.

4Hummer

Pully Puller Im pretty sure

Bassinfool

I suppose that would help, huh? It's a 92 pickup, 3.0 3vz. I don't see a bolt for the connection to the pump. It has an arm coming from the pulley to the pump, and the whole arm & pulley have to come off the pump.

MTL_4runner

Can I assume your WP looks like this?


Usually the pulley comes already attached so I am surprised you would need to pull it off.
Do you have the new pump already? and it didn't come with one?

If not then yes, you would need a press to get it off (careful not to damage the new pump).

TRunner

Oops... I was thinking tensioner pully. The water pump and pully are one unit and would need a press or shop with the right equipment to get it done. I imagine it would be cheaper to buy a new pump. Why do you need this anyways?

Bassinfool

It is the tensioner pulley. My water pump looks like THIS
And the Tensioner Pulley arm mounts to the little nub sticking out at the bottom left end of the pump. It's not the pump pulley itself. Sorry to keep confusing everyone. I should've been more clear from the start. Thanks, again for all your help!

MTL_4runner

Your link for the pic doesn't work.
Just link us to your public album and we can navigate from there.

Is your setup like this?
http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-b...67timingbe.pdf

Both the #1 tensioner and #2 idler should be bolted on with allens or hex heads.

Bassinfool

I'm sorry guys. I don't know why the link's not working. I don't know how you post pics directly on the post like you did earlier, MTL. HERE'S the link. My water pump's not like the one you showed. Again, the pulley I have to remove mounts to the little nub on the lower left end of the pump.

TRunner

I'm not sure what to tell you... mine looks like this:

and the one posted above. What is that pulley for? All the idler and tensioner pulleys are still the same as the ones shown in the other links, huh? Is there any way you could snap a shot of the pulley and the belt running through them on your truck?

Bassinfool

I already have the pump off the truck. I can stick it back on to take a picture, but I added a diagram to the webshots folder that shows the layout of the TB assembly, & where the pulley-in-question comes into play. DIAGRAM

TRunner

I don't know what to tell you... from our 3VZE setups, it goes a bit something like the links we showed. It should be this pulley:

Which does not mount to the water pump from what I remember.

Sorry we couldn't help more!

MTL_4runner

That link on the PDF I posted was from the FSM for a 93 3VZ so I am a bit surprised that yours is somehow different.

Like TRunner said, all of the idlers bolt on in some fashion.
We'd need to see a pic of yours to help out if it is different than the FSM.