After poor Naranto's 99T knocked some teeth off not only his water pump shaft but also his jackshaft, I started getting a little more worried about my pump which was seeping a little 
So I decided to break out my water pump tool and have a bash at taking the pump out of mine to 1) examine the condition and 2) rebuild it with new seals and bearing if all was otherwise ok.
The pump in mine has obviously been at least looked at in the past as there was copious amounts of orange sealant round the cap. I don't know if the pump itself has ever been removed in its 80,000 mile life.
Anyway. Onto the job. This is based on a fuel injected 1977- car. Earlier cars have a slightly different arrangement for the pump, and carb cars have different bits in the way!
First thing to do is to make the pump accessible. Disconnect the battery then remove the alternator. The alternator bracket also bolts to the pump cap, so that needs to be moved. Earlier cars have to have the engine lifted to clear one of the bolts, fortunately, mine had a slotted hole so it just swung out the way. Drain the coolant from the block. For some reason the manual says to drain it from the radiator, but that leaves the block almost full!
Then the inlet manifold needs moving. Examine all the bits and pieces hanging off it and decide the best way of clearing the area. In the end I took the manifold and throttle body right off as the gasket to the head needed removing anyway. Be VERY careful with fuel injection pipes as they are brittle!
Once you have the pump cap clear, remove the three screws and work the cap off:
One manky pump. I decided to clean the area up while the pump was still fitted so that it was easier to remove any gasket debris before it fell into the depths of the engine:
Delicate bit number one time. Fit the pump tool to the block and screw the central shaft down whilst threading it onto the pump shaft. Make sure it is on as far as it will go to spread the load on the weak iron thread. It's left handed so turn the pump tool the right way!
So I decided to break out my water pump tool and have a bash at taking the pump out of mine to 1) examine the condition and 2) rebuild it with new seals and bearing if all was otherwise ok.
The pump in mine has obviously been at least looked at in the past as there was copious amounts of orange sealant round the cap. I don't know if the pump itself has ever been removed in its 80,000 mile life.
Anyway. Onto the job. This is based on a fuel injected 1977- car. Earlier cars have a slightly different arrangement for the pump, and carb cars have different bits in the way!
First thing to do is to make the pump accessible. Disconnect the battery then remove the alternator. The alternator bracket also bolts to the pump cap, so that needs to be moved. Earlier cars have to have the engine lifted to clear one of the bolts, fortunately, mine had a slotted hole so it just swung out the way. Drain the coolant from the block. For some reason the manual says to drain it from the radiator, but that leaves the block almost full!
Then the inlet manifold needs moving. Examine all the bits and pieces hanging off it and decide the best way of clearing the area. In the end I took the manifold and throttle body right off as the gasket to the head needed removing anyway. Be VERY careful with fuel injection pipes as they are brittle!
Once you have the pump cap clear, remove the three screws and work the cap off:

One manky pump. I decided to clean the area up while the pump was still fitted so that it was easier to remove any gasket debris before it fell into the depths of the engine:

Delicate bit number one time. Fit the pump tool to the block and screw the central shaft down whilst threading it onto the pump shaft. Make sure it is on as far as it will go to spread the load on the weak iron thread. It's left handed so turn the pump tool the right way!
