marklg
Well-known member
I also found that I needed several lengths of the various Torx wrenches. I think I have the same sizes in sockets, short handled wrenches and long handled wrenches. I even use two different lengths of square steel tubing to put on the wrenches for extra leverage.The job went pretty well all things considered. I did not swing the radiator. I removed headlights, grill, support bar, fan and shroud and had enough room to work without issue. Actually replacing some of the nine hoses was worse than the pump. Did the pump with the manifold attached. Nice not to worry for awhile about hoses, fan, idlers, belt and pump!
One thing I did that I hadn't seen mentioned is that I but a layer of gorilla tape over the top, sharp edge of the radiator. After scraping my forearms up for a bit the light went on and the tape made a big difference during the rest of the work.
Still waiting on the missing hose that I ordered from a different supplier to come in. I also could not get to one of the bolts on the thermostat with the tools I had. So I yet need to get a long handled T27 key wrench.
As always this forum is indispensable for the DIY guys. Feels good to know that it was done right (I hope) while saving some money.
Thanks to all that contributed, wouldn't have done it without the info available here.
The water pump is coming up, about 120k miles, so these posts are a lot of help.
I ordered stuff from Million Mile and got exactly what I ordered. Sorry you didn't have the same experience.
Regards,
Mark