What will I need to change out the Water Pump?

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Heylo Guys, I haven't had the "lucky" chance to do any serious car fixes and repair since my High School days and my FJ40. Now, I finally have an FJ60 to break and fix and upgrade and such, but, it's been about 7 years since I have been able to get greasy. (My current 96 Camry never seems to need much work...)

Anyways! I need to replace the Water Pump on my 85 FJ60 2F. I have a replacement Water Pump, and that's it. What will I need to do this? I need to take out the Radiator, so, AntiFreeze.....what else? I'll have to get a gasket and the gasket sealant........help! I only want to make one, maybe two trips to Autozone on this fix.....
 
Get new hoses, all of them. Better to get from a dealer or SOR/CCOT because you might as well replace the hoses to the oil cooler while you are there. Its not too hard to do, just the short hose that goes from the water pump to the metal pipe that goes down under the engine to the oil cooler.

I have one tip for you... KY Jelly. I used to lube the inside of some of the hoses in tighter areas, worked like a charm!

You might replace belts while you are there too... save the old ones for spares and get the new ones on while you have it torn down anyway.
 
Best to get all new cover bolts from Toyota too. Yours will probably be pretty corroded and easy to break off.

Bill
 
Wheez, I reccomend that you use OEM gaskets, rad cap, and hoses.

Have fun.

M
 
I just did this job about three months ago, and I concur with everything said here. My hoses and belts were new, so I didn't have to do that. I ordered all of my parts OEM from C-Dan, and for a water pump, I definitely recommend OEM.

Just be patient, and you will be done and driving around after 2-3 hours of work from start to finish.
 
stinkyfj60 said:
I have one tip for you... KY Jelly. I used to lube the inside of some of the hoses in tighter areas, worked like a charm!
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I allways use ky to fit my Hose in tight areas!

Sorry I had to.. :beer:
 
The fan clutch probably isn't far behind the water pump. I'd do the fan clutch while I was in there. Replacing the t-stat wouldn't hurt, either.
 
timbercruiser said:
I agree on the rad. We left it in place. I need to do the hoses and belts soon.
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No Radiator Removal? That would be nice, I was thinking I would ahve to do that. Just take off the belts and I should get a good look at it? That would save a lot of time.....

Wait, wouldn't all the radiator fluid start leaking then once the water pump is out?
 
wheezy said:
Wait, wouldn't all the radiator fluid start leaking then once the water pump is out?
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Once you drain the radiator most of the fluid will be out of it. You will still get a little here and there, but not too much.
 
wheezy said:
Heylo Guys, I haven't had the "lucky" chance to do any serious car fixes and repair since my High School days and my FJ40. Now, I finally have an FJ60 to break and fix and upgrade and such, but, it's been about 7 years since I have been able to get greasy. (My current 96 Camry never seems to need much work...)

Anyways! I need to replace the Water Pump on my 85 FJ60 2F. I have a replacement Water Pump, and that's it. What will I need to do this? I need to take out the Radiator, so, AntiFreeze.....what else? I'll have to get a gasket and the gasket sealant........help! I only want to make one, maybe two trips to Autozone on this fix.....
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You can remove the fan clutch and shroud together. Unbolt both, then they come out easily. Best to remove the belts first of course.

You almost certainly will need one extra nut that holds the fan clutch to the waterpump. (There are four of them) Most of us drop one during re-assembly. Sometimes you can't find it until a few days later.

There are a couple of hoses buried behind the waterpump. This is your easiest time to replace them, so do it.

I would test your fan clutch before replacing it. (Do a search for how to test). If it's still good, why spend the money? It's an old truck, everything is worn to some degree - the question is whether it's worn OUT. A fan clutch is easy to replace.
 
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