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07-27-2006, 07:40 PM
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Water Pump Pulley
I'm having issues with changing my water pump, it states in my chiltons that I can remove the pully, Leaving the original "housing" on the car and can "loosen" the bolts... except...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But when I try to remove the pully... the whole thing turns,  making it impossible for me to remove the pully  let alone loosen it  Does anyone have any suggestions as to getting this off? It's in "outside" indirect contact with the belt and the belt is as tight as its supposed to be (70 lbs) but it in no way is tight enough to stop the pulley from turning. Now that I've bored you with every possible angle, I hope someone knows what I'm asking about... If not I can give more detail! thank you for all your help everyone! 7rish~> OOP SORRY ABOUT THAT...  its a 1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE, V6, 3.1 Last edited by 7rish13; 07-27-2006 at 08:02 PM. Reason: forgot to put make model engine size 
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#2
07-27-2006, 07:50 PM
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Re: Water Pump Pulley
It would be helpful to post your year, model and engine size assuming this is a Grand Am so others can weigh-in to help.
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#3
07-27-2006, 08:35 PM
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Re: Water Pump Pulley
Try putting additional pressure on the belt by prying against the tensioner, this may work, if not put a thin screwdrive across and between the bolt heads to hold the pulley, problem there is you run out of bolts after 2 come out.
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#5
07-28-2006, 08:04 AM
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Re: Water Pump Pulley
 naw... didn't work... no matter how much pressure I put on the belt/tensioner the thing still slips.I would REALLY hate to have to fix the other thing that's wrong with it, fill it with water/coolant and then drive it to the closest garage. Its a "Bobby & Steve's" garage so you know it'd be mega bucks  for something so silly as loosening some bolts! But it looks like that's what I'm gonna have to do. Thank you all anyway...! 7rish~>
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#6
07-28-2006, 10:54 AM
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Re: Water Pump Pulley
its easy to remov that pully.
Like Max said you need to hold the pully with something on thier blot heads. You hav four blots, hold the screwdriver so it locks in(criss croos[diagonal]) and you should be able to loosen them. I usually loosen all of them before I removed any of the bolts. Hope that helped!
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1999 Grand Am SS 3.4 OHV 
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#7
07-28-2006, 12:43 PM
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Re: Water Pump Pulley
I finally understand now... use the screwdriver... but only loosen them and use them all to continue loosening them and THEN remove them!!!!!!!!
 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
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#8
07-28-2006, 03:18 PM
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Re: Water Pump Pulley
Ya,
sometimes I even use a couple wrenches, little trickier but works as well.
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1999 Grand Am SS 3.4 OHV
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