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21-04-2006, 12:18 PM | #1 | ||
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went into my local Rebel Ford just now, there was a guy free to give me a quote so that was good.
anyway turns out my waterpump is screwed as i suspected, belts are overdue also which i knew too. this is their quote: water pump $129 drive belt $23 fan belt $30 belt drive $21 inhibitor corr 500ml $15 total including labor is $520! whats the difference between "drive belt" and "belt drive"??? perhaps i should see about doing this myself and do a thermo and serpentine conversion in the process?
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21-04-2006, 01:05 PM | #2 | ||
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unless you have the v8, the ancilliaries are run off 3 belts. since the prices are $2 apart i'd one will be the bigger belt for your water pump/alternator and the other will be for the aircon or power steering pump. i cant remember what drives what exactly, but i think the fan/alt/water are 1 belt, ac is another and ps is the third sorry.
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21-04-2006, 01:13 PM | #3 | ||
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damn, $292 in labour? spend that on a pair of thermo's for sure.
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21-04-2006, 01:18 PM | #4 | ||
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Mate the water pump is a piece of ИИИИ to replace...
DIY.
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21-04-2006, 01:23 PM | #5 | |||
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Mate do it yaself, never pay Ford!
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21-04-2006, 01:28 PM | #6 | ||
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Never pay a Ford dealer to do your work. They will fix ne things and break the next.
Buy a Gregorys Ford ED falcon manual and do it yourself.
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21-04-2006, 02:07 PM | #7 | ||
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was never keen for ford to do the labor but i wanted the quote,
i have a workshop manual how difficult is it to replace the water pump has anyone done it?
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21-04-2006, 02:09 PM | #8 | ||
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I think most of us have replaced one, and yes it is dead easy to do, apart from removing the damn reverse thread clutch fan.
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21-04-2006, 02:14 PM | #9 | |||
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21-04-2006, 06:20 PM | #10 | ||
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I think there is a special tool to help remove the clutch fan. At least money spent on tools (rather than someone else's labour) gives you something that can be re-used, not to mention experience.
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21-04-2006, 07:27 PM | #11 | ||
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clutch fan is a piece of ИИИИ to remove when you know what you are doing. You just need a 32mm open end spanner and a big flat blade screw driver takes like 30 seconds to get it off. Mate if you were in melbourne I'd do it for a slab. Ford are kidding themselves with that price.
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22-04-2006, 12:33 AM | #12 | ||
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I just hate the fact theres no room to move.
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22-04-2006, 01:13 PM | #13 | ||
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HA! Ford service are a pack of rip off bastards mate. I got a quote to replace my timing cover on 5L from them... $1100. I did it for $400
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22-04-2006, 01:27 PM | #14 | |||
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22-04-2006, 01:55 PM | #15 | ||
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clutch fan's not that bad
once u do it a few time's (like me:P) u get used to it and get a method of going s bout it i just us a big wrench and throw a hammer in to it just remeber it's reverse thread took me a while:S |
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22-04-2006, 04:28 PM | #16 | ||
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a long cold chisel and a hammer is another way to crack off the thread on the thermo fan
just make sure you hit it the correct way to loosen it |
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23-04-2006, 12:45 AM | #17 | ||
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Next time I have to do one, Im using a grenade.
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24-04-2006, 07:39 AM | #18 | ||
Girrrrr!!!
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The 32mm spanner is huge!
I bought one just for this job... Needless to say I haven't had much use for it since I replaced the water pump 6 months ago :P
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