Volvo RWD 200 Forum

INDEX FOR 10/2025(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 3/2017 200 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD




  REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

92 240 water pump replacement 200 1992

posted by  scross11 on  Fri Aug 16 00:15 CST 2019
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

I own a 92 volvo 240 wagon and this is my first repair on my own. I just finished changing my water pump, however, not without a hiccup- I broke off a mounting bolt during re-installation. I can bring it to a local machine shop to bore it out.

My question is about the fan pulley. During the removal process- I wanted to murder said fan pulley for as I was attempting to remove each bolt, the fan pulley just spun around. It took me a while to find a wrench long enough and thin enough to maneuver both wrenches in that tiny space.

After the water pump was replaced and everything had been reinstalled I noticed that now I cannot turn the fan pulley at all!


Should I be able to turn the pulley by hand? I feel like I could before the replacement but I cannot honestly remember.

Any advice and experience is appreciated. Thank you!!








  •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

    92 240 water pump replacement 200 1992

    posted by  Kindofhandy on  Fri Aug 16 00:25 CST 2019
    Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

    May be right, may be wrong, I'm just a newbie, but here's what I do: keep the belts kind of tight, loosen two nuts, loosen the belts, rotate the bell, tighten the belts just enough, loosen the other two nuts, loosen the belts, finger twist all the nuts off, keeping a magnetic pickup tool, a flashlight, and two or three m10 nuts handy for when I drop them and can't find them. Once the belts are tightened I don't think you can turn it by hand cause it needs that gription to turn the fan and alternator from the crank pulley. If this is wrong I'll look forward to being corrected.

    p.s. I agree with your sentiment, which you expressed in a somewhat more gentile manner, that this configuration is a ridiculous pain in the ass.








    •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

      92 240 water pump replacement 200 1992

      posted by  Volvo From Heck on  Fri Aug 16 08:27 CST 2019
      Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
      last visit: Mon Oct 13 20:56 CST 2014
      [RELATED]

      There's nothing wrong about the answer Kindofhandy wrote regarding removal of water pump pulley hardware (originally nuts--sometimes replaced by bolts) but there are easier ways to accomplish the task.
      If the belt is still attached and tight you can turn the crankshaft pulley nut to get the hardware in a workable position - no need to loosen and re-tighten the belt. If the belt is loose or already off you can apply an extra large offset slip joint pliers (commonly known as "water pump pliers", coincidentally enough) around the pulley to hold it still -- or as I sometimes do, use a thin blade screw driver wedged between the studs to keep the pulley from turning while cracking the nut or bolt loose.
      It goes without saying - but I'll say it anyway -- to crack the hardware loose you should only use a boxend wrench - 12 point is more positionable but 6 point gets a better grip. Use a long one to get the hardware loosened and then a short open end can be employed for turning off.
      As for the OP's question about -"should I be able to turn the pulley?" - that's been answered but another possibility is that longer than required bolts have been used and are jamming against the face of the pump. -- Dave








      •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

        92 240 water pump replacement 200 1992

        uid 27's pic
        posted by  Art Benstein on  Fri Aug 16 09:47 CST 2019
        Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
        last visit: Fri Oct 17 20:10 CST 2014
        [RELATED]

        " ... another possibility is that longer than required bolts have been used and are jamming against the face of the pump."

        I never imagined someone might replace those studs and nuts with bolts. Looks pretty tricky getting bolts behind the fan clutch long enough to use all the threads in the water pump.



        --
        Art Benstein near Baltimore

        If there is a book you've wanted to read but nobody has written it yet, you are the one to write it. -Tony Morrison







        •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

          92 240 water pump replacement 200 1992

          posted by  BrickDad on  Mon Aug 19 20:27 CST 2019
          Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
          last visit: Fri Oct 24 10:17 CST 2014
          [RELATED]

          Also there is always the possibility of the stud unscrewing from the water pump flange instead of the nut which is the equivalent of dealing with a bolt.

          Brian Mee

          Manassas VA







<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.