Any gotchas for replacing water pump o-ring?

[belfert]

I will replacing the o-ring on the water pump on my Series 60 in the next month or so.  Any gotchas I need to worry about?  I replaced the water pump when I replaced the radiator in 2007 and I obviously did something wrong with the o-ring at that time as it leaks oil around the pump.

I plan to start in earnest on my 2011 work on my bus just as soon as I get the windshield replaced later this month.  There are road restrictions due to spring thaw and I would rather not crack my driveway.

[rv_safetyman]

Hi Brain. 

As I have said before, I am not happy that you a doing these things ahead of time and ruining our ability to watch your panic as you prepare for your big trip

I had hoped someone would jump in.  In lieu of that, I went to my Series 60 service manual and had a look.  In the book it talks about gear mounted and front mounted.  I assume yours is gear mounted (installs from the flywheel side of the front cover).  I also assumed that you are talking about the square cross section "O-ring" that seals the pump to the front cover.  If that is the case, it looks pretty straight forward.  I have attached a .jpg from manual.  If you need more from the manual, drop me a line and I will send you the appropriate pages.

Jim

[luvrbus]

It is the same water pump as a 8v92 just install the o-ring on the pump first

good luck

[belfert]

I installed the o-ring when I originally installed the pump, but it is leaking more and more oil around the pump.  I don't recall if I put oil on the o-ring or not when I intalled the back in 2007.  I am thinking I probably did not do that.  Joel at the Choo-Choo Express garage in Chattanooga confirmed that the oil is coming from around the water pump.

Jim, thanks for the page from the manual.  I have both the Series 60 parts manual and service manual on CD, but I misplaced at least one of them.

[artvonne]

Hi Brain. 

As I have said before, I am not happy that you a doing these things ahead of time and ruining our ability to watch your panic as you prepare for your big trip

  You not thinking he'll have it all torn apart and overwhelmed three days before his planned departure are you?