oil pump removal

[dbz864]

Hi,me mates taking a oil pump off for me,he says he needs a puller,any ideas where i can get the right type from,or what it looks like so i can make one.thanks

[Ian Hulley]

Hi Adam, there are (apparently) 2 types ... I bought one from Heritage which is a screw-in type, when I got in to the pump though my pump had no threads to screw into I manufactured a slide hammer from threaded rod, a rawl bolt and several nuts and washers. Worked a treat

Ian

[dbz864]

Hi Ian,Just been down to see the van,me mates got the bits off,theres no threads in(im guessing its the hole in the pump where the gear goes),i have a sliding hammer with attachments,similar to raw bolts(tho the one that would fit is missing,typical),im guesing you took the back box off etc.To give you a bit more room?,me mates a bit reluntant to take more bits off.Theres plenty of room,but proberly not enough to get a raw bolt in,etc.Im pressuming its the hole in the pump body where you pull it from .Thanks Adam

[Ian Hulley]

im guesing you took the back box off etc.To give you a bit more room?,

Yep, I did. I'd also be checking the engine mounts while I was in there too

Im pressuming its the hole in the pump body where you pull it from .

Yep, that's the way I did it.

Cheers, Ian.

[ghost123uk]

Remember, you should not re-use the pump mounting bolts (for some reason ?).

[Ian Hulley]

I think I remember reading you should not re-use the pump mounting bolts ?

The pump does not have mounting bolts, it has studs and (allegedly) non-re-usable sealing nuts.

Ian

[ghost123uk]

Ah, it's the cover nuts. I knew I had seen summat about it.

[bigherb]

Well we are pissing in the wind till we know what engine you have got.

[kevtherev]

[dbz864]

Yes sily me,its a 1.9 petrol 1988,yeh i saw them funny nuts,dont really know why you cant reuse them tho.?Was hoping not to remove back box,really.Just bben out and bought a raw bolt,might buy the puller from heritage and try to use there tool with a raw bolt.thanks adam

[bigherb]

One of these then.
http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Too ... tartPage=1

[Ian Hulley]

yeh i saw them funny nuts,dont really know why you cant reuse them tho.?

Adam I re-used our's just put a blob of Blue Hylomar on each one as I fastened it up ... I believe it's to stop the oil running up the thread (?) and that never leaked As I said before the Heritage puller didn't fit my DG oil pump

Ian

[dbz864]

Ordered a puller apparently they are for t1s,i know it wont fit mine as theres no thread in hole,il try to adapt the puller with a raw bolt.Ordered some nuts at the same time.I cant think for the life of me the nuts would seep,but dont wont to be known as a cheap skate .thanks everyone..

[bigherb]

Wasser boxers use the later Type 1 oil pump. The puller T piece fits into the oil galleries.

[dbz864]

emm that looks interesting,tho dont know what the other end of the puller looks like from the pic posted,is it a t piece/end?Thanks