Water Pump Shaft Wobble
Three Wheeling
Joined: Feb 2020
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Fair enough - obviously I need to replace it, just not sure whether I should avoid driving the truck while I'm waiting for the new part to come. Which one do you recommend? Sounds like this Airtex STC4378 is a crowd favorite but it's double the price of some of the other ones on RockAuto or Lucky8:
https://www.britishpartsofutah.com/R...p/stc4378x.htm
Also - I believe it was your advice that I read to check the shaft for play when I was swapping my fan and fan clutch. Thank you. Otherwise I never would've known.
https://www.britishpartsofutah.com/R...p/stc4378x.htm
Also - I believe it was your advice that I read to check the shaft for play when I was swapping my fan and fan clutch. Thank you. Otherwise I never would've known.
I had bad luck with the new Airtex ....its a made in China now. It says heavy duty impeller on the website ... but there is no brass like before .. The other one I had was made in Spain with brass. Airtex cheap out to scrape profits . They Got rid of the brass and changed from Spain to China to save money. "heavy duty". Just words. Any company that does this crap never gets my business. I was forced to buy the original Gen LR part for $350. I would think twice about Airtex.
Three Wheeling
Joined: Feb 2020
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Try Atlantic British on eBay, super good deal and it's an OEM Airtex unit.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Water-Pump-...rd!18436!US!-1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Water-Pump-...rd!18436!US!-1
Airtex is no good anymore .. .
Camel Trophy
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Charlotte
I went with the Airtex AW9369 last fall. Amazon - ~$73
The only difficult part of the job was removing the old gasket. Keninnc recommended using a 3M Roloc bristle disc. It worked great and saved a lot of time. I used the white, 120-grit Roloc.
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...n-97252/page2/
The only difficult part of the job was removing the old gasket. Keninnc recommended using a 3M Roloc bristle disc. It worked great and saved a lot of time. I used the white, 120-grit Roloc.
https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...n-97252/page2/
Last edited by mln01; May 3, 2020 at 10:25 AM.
Rock Crawling
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Northern Michigan
My first water pump was a GMB: new, not re-man'ed, and lasted 8 years. I bought an Airtex based on many recommendations here, and it lasted 8 months. Any opinions/ experience with the best water pump?
TReK
Joined: May 2011
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From: kitchener, canada
Got one now from rock auto. Let’s see how long it lasts
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Rock Crawling
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From: Boston, MA
I used the Lucky8 pump.
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