elecrtic waterpump install

[rufrider76]

i am putting a electric water pump on my car while i am putting in the new optispark. i was told i needed to remove the shaft that comes thru the block but it seems to be riding on a bearing or seal or something and it is stuck in there pretty good. do you have to remove this shaft? is there somthing that will happen if you leave it? i just do not know i have a install proceedure that says nothing of it and i can not find anything anywhere that does mention it one way or the other. please help i am ready to drive my baby agian.

[Black97]

You asked this before

http://www.f-body.com/forum/showthre...ric+water+pump

[Bond Hawk]

Much better instructions:

http://www.ws6.com/kelley-wp.htm

Even has pictures of the brass freeze plug install.

[rufrider76]

those are the instructions that i am using and they do not mention the shaft coming from the block at all. that is why i asked agian.

[rufrider76]

fownd two answers to this question. csi say remove it but it is optunal. meizer makes no mention of it. it is a major dissasymbly to do so. you have to pull the timing cover so that means, waterpump, opti, pulley and pully snot.

[hotwhip9]

www.ls1howto.com covers the install, step by step with pictures. Hope that helps.