water pump 99 suburban

DIY Water Pump project. Took 5 hours. I was going to do a more detailed video but I was at Napa 4 times. The water pump ALMOST kicked my butt.
1999 Suburban 350 engine 1/2 ton 4x4 with AC

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Education

Tags:

• water
• pump
• 99
• suberban
• fan
• clutch

[XYtruck25]

good job replacing the water pump. It may be a pain but, once its all done your feel much better. Couple of questions, the water pump is it a Napa water pump or another name brand water pump? Other question do you use RTV silcone to seal the water pump to the engine or did you use a gasket only? Good job on fixing it.

[xdmatt1320]

@XYtruck25 It is napa and no rtv probably should have. it has been over a year and no troubles yet

[bzrkr4588]

WHAT!!! it took you FIVE HOURS to replace a JUST a water pump!?

[xdmatt1320]

@bzrkr4588 watch the video we ran into problems it still beats paying a mechanic

[glasscity65]

wow you should have went to shop.you stick a screw driver between the pulley bolts.

to hold it then the fan come off.you shoulnt be you tube you should be watching

[xdmatt1320]

@glasscity65 tried that  it was stuck good and it was still cheaper to get a new part then to go to a shop be sides I did the video to show people what they mite be getting into so they mite wont to take it to a shop

[WPMinor]

Did this today and it was a breeze. Carefull, the large nut on the Fan Clutch is a 1 -17/16. I had difficulty at first trying the screw driver between the smaller bolt heads, grabbed a large set of channel locks (very large) and set the jaws around all four of the small pully bolt heads. Worked like a champ to back the fan clutch off. With everything there at your vehicle this should take about 1 hour to 1:15. This video still help me refresh memory. Thanks for posting.

[bluedog1337]

Thank you so much,you make it look so easy,it was a pain in the butt for me

[fr34kaccident]

you know if you go to o-Reilly's they lend you a fan clutch removal kit. i have a 99 suburban as well. and after we got the kit from them. it was easy. took about 45 minutes to do the whole thing.

[bzrkr4588]

@xdmatt1320 well... i kinda don't blame you... you did have to Napa like 4 times. i had everything in the shop with me. just needed to order the parts then wait. But i put in the water pump AND the thermostat in TWO hours. it was a 97 Expedition. it was a pain in the ass getting that fan off though.