Mark,
No there isn't supposed to be any play. Change it now that you have the
radiator out anyway, it probably won't make it much longer, especially now
that you hve discovered it :)
Ulix
On Tue, 23 Sep 1997, Mark Endicott wrote:
> I'm Back! With yet another question.
>
> While poking around under the bonnet I noticed that the Fan had a little
> wobble. I removed the fan belt and to my surprise I could rock the
> water pump shaft out of line. It's not leaking and the car runs cool so
> I know that the pump is working OK. I went ahead and removed the
> radiator so I could get a better look and sure enough the shaft has
> enough side to side play that I can make it "click". It appears from
> the manual that there is no way to replace the front bearing. Now the
> question, is this side to side play normal for a 1275 or should I
> replace the pump while I have it all apart. It looks like a pump is not
> too expensive, and the hoses need replaced anyway.
>
> Thanks Again,
>
> Mark
> 70 Midget
> Nashville
>
Ulix __/__,__
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