Replacing Impeller
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davek
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Replacing Impeller
Yesterday I replaced the Impeller in an old Mercury outboard. Although I work on chainsaws and mowers a fair bit, I was a bit hesitant about having a go at it. Turns out it was fairly simple apart from getting the Impeller seated over the key, and it all come together fairly quickly. Guys I suggest you think about doing this yourself before you get the dealers to do it. $30 and 1 1/2 hours of my time was fairly cheap I thought, cheers davo
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drew 2
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Re: Replacing Impeller
Glad to hear it all came apart easily for you dave :thumbsup: :thumbsup: How shagged was the old one mate ?
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Rod Bender
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Re: Replacing Impeller
Any idea Dave how much it would have cost for a dealer to do it?
thanks
Jim
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Jim
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davek
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Re: Replacing Impeller
It had 3 1/2 fins left, I'm guessing that's shagged :lol: cheers davodrew 2 wrote:Glad to hear it all came apart easily for you dave :thumbsup: :thumbsup: How shagged was the old one mate ?
Just had another look, it had 2 full fins, 2 1/2 fins, it's a wonder it was pumping water at all
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Re: Replacing Impeller
No idea Jim, but I'm it would be costly considering what they charge for labour, cheers davoRod Bender wrote:Any idea Dave how much it would have cost for a dealer to do it?
thanks
Jim
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drew 2
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Re: Replacing Impeller
There not all that straight forward Dave, the old Merc's are easy but some of the others ain't, especially the newer models. However, if you get youself a repair manual then that makes it a bit easier.
Re: Replacing Impeller
Some are easy & others not so.
Replacing a water pump impellar usually consists of removing the lower leg to get to the pump.
Some gearshift shafts are an absolute ***** to get undone & some are an absolute doddle.
The other thing is that you need to remember which way the impellar rotates.
Sounds simple, but get it wrong & she won't pump.
By all means have a go at it if you think your mechanical expertise is up to it, but just remember that if something does go wrong a mechanic will probably charge at least 50% more to fix it than he normally might to do the job in the first place - I do
Replacing a water pump impellar usually consists of removing the lower leg to get to the pump.
Some gearshift shafts are an absolute ***** to get undone & some are an absolute doddle.
The other thing is that you need to remember which way the impellar rotates.
Sounds simple, but get it wrong & she won't pump.
By all means have a go at it if you think your mechanical expertise is up to it, but just remember that if something does go wrong a mechanic will probably charge at least 50% more to fix it than he normally might to do the job in the first place - I do
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barra mick
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Re: Replacing Impeller
ive done one in the middle of a nt creek......love to do one in a shed !!!!
once you have done one its easy to do it again on the same motor !!!
at least u saved a bit of cash davo...top work !!!
once you have done one its easy to do it again on the same motor !!!
at least u saved a bit of cash davo...top work !!!
you gotta hav a crack even if yr just pissin in the wind