rebuilding raw water pump

(canada_air) · (canada_air) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 09-16-2004, 9:40 PM

i have 95 maristar v-drive and raw water pump is dripping. all the dealers tell me to replace whole pump and a couple buddies that have inboards said they put new seal and a new bearing and have worked ever since. my boat has what looks to be a johnson pump. i will pull it off next week and have a look at it

(whazzup) · (whazzup) **Join Date: Oct 2001** 09-16-2004, 9:53 PM

buy a new one. Unless you have the resources, I think you have to press the shaft out to replace the seal and bearings. The bearings in mine fell apart when I pressed the shaft out. The labor to reseal it was about $40 less than buying a new one. skidim.com should have one at a good price.

(big_poppa_pump)

Yeah, definately buy a new one. I had mine go out in the 99 X-Star. The new one was something like $140 and came with a brand new impeller inside it already.

Well worth the time saved to mess with rebuilding one.

(jon_a) · (jon_a) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 09-17-2004, 9:28 AM

If you are dripping around the seal to where the impeller is, all you need to do is replace the gasket. No need in paying that much when you can spend $2 and have it fixed.