The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Lower (internal) water pump bolt, snapped.

FordCustom · 04-26-2014, 08:03 AM

I tried to jack it up on the front of the pan, and I noticed the pan starting to crush before it lifted off of the mounts, so I gave up on that. Jacking on the front corner of the pan only lifted one side. This is going to be for several days, while the pumps are off being rebuilt. I NEVER trust a hydraulic jack to hold something that long, personal experience with a jack collapsing slowly overnight. Maybe some jack stands on the exhaust manifolds, with blocks of wood underneath?

04-26-2014, 08:03 AM	#13
FordCustom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Houston, Tejas Posts: 274	Re: Lower (internal) water pump bolt, snapped. I tried to jack it up on the front of the pan, and I noticed the pan starting to crush before it lifted off of the mounts, so I gave up on that. Jacking on the front corner of the pan only lifted one side. This is going to be for several days, while the pumps are off being rebuilt. I NEVER trust a hydraulic jack to hold something that long, personal experience with a jack collapsing slowly overnight. Maybe some jack stands on the exhaust manifolds, with blocks of wood underneath?