PearlWhiteGT

Should there be any type of play on the shaft of a water pump on my 5.0. I think the bearing might be going out but not sure.

enix187

helllll nooooooooo

if you can hear it wobble your one foot in the **** hole, you mite wont to talk to a mechanic

enix187

the only real trouble will be if the belt comes off because the one belt sytems are a bitch to fix, when my pump went out on my 4 banger i had a double belt

mattdel

whoa, bad news. i've seen a WP shaft break off because of a bad bearing. that wasn't pretty, to say the least. take care of it, immediately, unless you like holes in your hood, or radiator, depending on where it decides to fly.

enix187

if you can hear a definite wobbling noise when you dirve, turn your *** around and take it to a mechanic, its shouldn't be but a one day repair, it might be a little costly, but you NEED A MECHANIC to look at it im serious as a heart attack, and as definite as death and taxes

really no joke here

PearlWhiteGT

Thanks guys, I happened to check some things on my stang last night & that is when I noticed that the shaft had some play. I've been having some sort of whinning noise come from the front of my engine compartment & I replaced the fan clutch,belt, alternator, tensioner pulley then bypassed the smog & power steering to see which accessorie was makeing the noise. After all that it was still making that noise so I grabed the water pump shaft & it had some play.

00limited7

I tried to change my water pump and broke the bolt that is behind the power stering pump. Now I've got to tear this mother down and try and get the rest of the bolt that is stuck in the head out. The timing cover has to come of so I'm pulling the frikin motor next week and do all new gaskets and bolts. I also have a broken bolt in the upper cobra intake so that's why I'm going this route. So if you decide to do it yourself be very careful and take your time tearing it down. Then when you put it back together use anti-seez on your bolts.

86GT 93LX

i just did mine, no wobble even in my bad one, this isnt a good thing. fix it asap or dont drive it till u do.they can break and they do. and it wont be nice. besides why pay for towing and a new radiator!!! the clutch fan will tear the **** outa your car

PearlWhiteGT

Thanks, I'm fixing it when I get out of work today.

86GT 93LX

good idea. good luck. the pump is 24 bucks at schucks for a remand one. thats where i got mine