Oil pump is leaking on my '86 Brat. This is quite common I guess as all my other high mileage Soobs did this. Can I get away with using the old pump and just replacing the gasket or seals? What kind of gaskets or seals will I need?

Thanks

you can just get the "mickey mouse o'ring" and be just fine.

 

you can get a whole kit, which comes with the mickey mouse, a round o-ring, and a shaft seal. bumps themselves dont generally go bad, bieng a trichoidial design. very simple and not complex

I went to regasket the pump of suby1.The pump came of in pieces!Had to buy a new one.I think a rock had hit it.Anyways just a heads up if it is your daily driver.

the ea81 doesnt realy have the mickey mouse oring, like the ea 82s. i just resealed my ea81 this weekend with a kit from partsbin.com. they call it an oil relseal kit. 9bucks

 

5 orings, one paper gasket and about 45 minutes to get the damn paper gasket off.

ok, i assumed ea82. while ea82 pumps are t-belt driven, ea81 pumps drive from the cam , from the inside

yah, thats why its easy as hell, and worth doing, on an ea81.

i just let my ea82s leak:drunk:

EA81's ROCK!

 

GD

SO this is easy to do? Will I have to remove the radiator to make more room or will I have enough if I leave it in? Any other tricks or is this a simple take off, clean, reseal job?

Thanks

looked for partsbin.com

No such site

http://thepartsbin.com/

Go ahead and pull the radiator - it's just two bolts, and the hoses. And the electrical connector for your fan(s). Good time for a coolant flush and hose check if nothing else. EA81's are sooo easy to work on.

 

GD