00' 5.3 1500 Water Pump Replacement Question

[mytime]

Just found this forum and have been reading the posts. Great info. I need to replace the water pump on my 00' 5.3L 1500 Z71. I would appreciate and links or info showing what needs to be removed in order to get the clearance to do this and anything I should look out for.

One other issue I have been having lately is that the tranny seems to be shifting out of OD on moderate hills at lower RPM's. Is this common on this truck and can I adjust the shift points to keep this from happening. Other than that 117,000 miles and running great.

Thanks in advance for the help.

[rjeffery]

A Haynes manual will give you step by step directions with illustrations for replacing water pump. I followed it to replace my WP on my 02 4.8 and it was very straight forward.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by mytime

Just found this forum and have been reading the posts. Great info. I need to replace the water pump on my 00' 5.3L 1500 Z71. I would appreciate and links or info showing what needs to be removed in order to get the clearance to do this and anything I should look out for.

One other issue I have been having lately is that the tranny seems to be shifting out of OD on moderate hills at lower RPM's. Is this common on this truck and can I adjust the shift points to keep this from happening. Other than that 117,000 miles and running great.

Thanks in advance for the help.

if you drive in an area of hills and the speed is 40-50mph,,,,do not use OD...this will save your transmission from excessive shifting....shifting wears the transmission and adds heat to the fluid/wear...

this is in the owners manual!

[2000CAYukon]

Using the Tow/Haul Mode does change the shift points. I find that using Tow/Haul along with the Tranny in D works well on moderate hills in my area.

//2000CAYukon

[mytime]

Thanks for the info. Replaced both the water pump and the power steering pump while I had everything out and the truck runs great now. Not issues at all.