they make brass wire wheels that work just fine. the brass is softer than the steel wire wheels. I use my 18v dewalt on highspeed and havent had any problems. Hell I took off an old head gasket before and it didnt hurt the head so I say go to town with the wire wheel
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EA82 waterpump replacement
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Posted 09 September 2006 - 02:48 PM
where should i put rtv? on both sides of the new wp gasket??
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Posted 09 September 2006 - 07:48 PM
where should i put rtv? on both sides of the new wp gasket??
yup but make sure you only put a thin layer on it or else it'll seep into the coolant passages and make its way around the system. Bad juju...
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Posted 09 January 2015 - 11:58 AM
Make sure to use a genuine Subaru o-ring on the water outlet to radiator( the metal pipe pushed into pump). I used the one that came with an aftermarket pump and it leaked until I put a factory one in. 
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Posted 09 January 2015 - 04:30 PM
8 1/2 years. Impressive.
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Posted 09 January 2015 - 04:31 PM
8 1/2 years. Impressive.
Oops, I mean over 10 years. Was counting from my post in 2006.
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Posted 10 January 2015 - 03:36 PM
When I saw this thread pop up, it made me laugh to go back through and read it.
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Posted 10 January 2015 - 03:48 PM
When I saw this thread pop up, it made me laugh to go back through and read it.
After all these years it is still pretty relavant too. I am still working on these things at times, and they still run great!
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Posted 10 January 2015 - 05:36 PM
I don't think I have ever put in an Oem o ring on the water pump, and I have not had trouble. I do make sure the pump surface is good, and the steel tube groove is clean. On some, I did use a small amount of rtv to seal the ring to the groove, as it was not in rhe best shape. More recently, I have been using a little bit of plumber's silicon grease on coolant hoses and o rings. Let's the move a bit and seal up, also, the hoses are not stuck on when I have to remove them.
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Posted 10 January 2015 - 06:11 PM
+1 About not needing a factory o-ring if the tube is good. I have never ordered one. I have used the factory metal gaskets though, if this is the right EA for those.
Edited by Crazyeights, 10 January 2015 - 06:11 PM.
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Posted 10 January 2015 - 07:08 PM
EA82 water pump uses a paper gasket.
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Posted 11 January 2015 - 04:59 PM
I found that I had to use an OEM o-ring on my XT6 as all the aftermarket versions I found were not quite as thick as the OEM one. Had two of them start leaking after 10,000 miles before I fitted the OEM o-ring.
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