quick help please

Probably not an alignment issue but easy to check visually. Install along with belt and eyesight from the side. You will see if it does not line up.
Sounds like the water side seal failed. This allows water into the bearing and very imminent failure. Seal can fail from a variety of reasons.

Installed backwards
Installed absolutely dry (not likely)
Installed with the wrong kind of lubricant (highly likely)
Installed on a pitted shaft
Damaged when assembled

A very badly misaligned belt can cause the problem along with way to much tension on the belt.

Of course it could be a cracked housing leaking around the seal. Visually check cracks.

Good luck
 
Keep in mind my limited experience, but I did this job on my same engine/same drive.

As for the alignment, if it was out of line for any length of time your belt would show wear along the edges. When its time to reinstall the pump just take the time to make sure that the bolts are tightened evenly. Best I could tell there is no "adjustment" for the alignment. So install it properly & you should be fine.

As was suggested by a very reputable tech, I took a yard stick along and laid it across the different pullys that the belt rides on. This gave me piece of mind and confidence to proceed with the belt install.
 
That's the key. If the pulleys are in proper alignment, you're fine. The pulley on my raw water pump on the generator had slid slightly down the shaft and it F'd up the belt after a short while.
 
The belt really shows no wear so I don't think alignment is the issue but I will check. I do think belt tension would have helped. When I took the belt of to remove the pump I felt it was to tight. When I installed it when I changed the circulating pump I guess I went a little tighter then I thought. I get the pump in the mail on Thursday so I will install on Friday. C what happens. Got to run out yesterday after fishing and check on the bilge and it was dry so I think I'm good with the hoses not leaking water into the bilge while there's no pump attached to them. Thanks again .with the amount of water leaking out of that pump before I took it off I think I could have possibly lost my boat and with nobody at the MARINA you guys probably saved it cuz I had no idea what to do so thank u
 
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On a side note. When you reinstall the belt, the question of "how tight" will arise. I was fortunate enough to not be in crisis mode (I had no leak), when I did mine so I took note of the tensioner position. Mine actually has little tick marks on the guide so again, I made note of its position. Your local Auto Zone store's loan a tool program may have a belt tension gauge. Using it however would require that you know the recommended spec.

Not to hijack the thread, but now that you are at that point in the job perhaps others can chime in on "how tight is too tight?"
 
If you can account for all the pieces from the old pump (bearings, impeller, etc) then you should be OK to install the new pump. But if any of the pieces are missing they may have gotten into the cooling hoses and passages and you ought to try and retrieve them before installing the new pump or you could have cooling issues.
 
Ooh boy never thought of that damn. Thanks for brining that up. Ok now for the next question. How many balls are in the Bering?? The bearing housing is destroyed so I can't take it out to check. I'll try to reconstruct it but I really don't think so. And for the next question. If I'm missing parts how the heck do I get them out of the cooling system. This might have just gotten really difficult...
 
Your boat is fine. Ron took a photo so you would feel better about it.




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As for missing pieces I can comment from my experience on my boat. Yours may be a little different but I doubt it. The smallest passages on my raw water side are in the trans cooler/engine oil cooler/heat exchanger. They are all about the same size so any debris from raw water pump collects in the first of these components (the oil cooler). If I am missing an impeller vane I remove the hose from the raw water side of the oil cooler. I then backflush with a hose inserted downstream from there. Can I guarantee that I get everything out.....no. But doing this has never failed me in 18 years so it must be "good enough"
 
Jon
How big are your balls? Will they be able to pass? You don't have a tranny cooler (cuz you don't have a tranny) but you probably have an engine oil cooler. Pull the hoses off each end and see what's in there, if anything. We pulled hoses off a buddy's trans cooler and found impeller pieces in there. He'd had the marina replace impellers a couple of times in the years prior as part of routine maintenance and you'd THINK they would go looking for pieces when they see an impeller with missing vanes. NOPE. Perfect example of why if you want a job done right, you do it yourself. "Yard Maintained" don't mean jack.
 
rondds said:
Jon
How big are your balls? Will they be able to pass? You don't have a tranny cooler (cuz you don't have a tranny) .
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I didnt join this site to hear about some members balls or talk about trannies!

Thats a whole other site :smt043
 
My balls are a little smaller than pees lol I'm just getting into into it now to c if I can reconstruct the bearing and c if anything is missing.. I will get back in an hour our so. And thanks for taking a pic of my boat that's embarrassing.
 
hear about some members balls or talk about trannies!
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Filthy mind!
 
I got everything rebuilt on the table was able to kinda put the bearing back together all my balls were still there so disaster averted. I have all the parts so I think I'm good. Should have my pump tomorrow and installed tomorrow night. Thanks again everybody
 
U da man jonathan!
 
did you enjoy playing with your balls?
 
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