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| | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | Does anybody still sell a rebuild kit for the water pumps used on the 48-54 Chevy trucks??
John | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | They are available, check eBay for NOS and Hemmings for kits. I believe Kanter Products advertises them there. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | I've found quite a few advertising the newer style 55-62 ones.
John | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Boy, if anyone really knows of a source I'd like to hear about
it. I looked real hard several years back and like the Trico
wiper parts, couldn't find anyone that was still selling them.
Back in the day, that be in the early 60's when I was a Chevy
parts man you could buy the bearing, which is all it is, a
double row sealed bearing that you simply press the old one out
and the new one in and your set to go. Did a few of them for my
self back then.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Bearing it self will be good in a 50 or 60 year old NOS kit but
I wouldn't count on the seal still holding water or the grease
not being dried out and those are as I mentioned earlier,
sealed bearings.
Someone is making the bearings and seals cuz they are still
selling rebuilt and new water pumps for our trucks. Finding the
source for new fresh parts is the kicker.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | That is what I wondered whether NOS would be any good now or not. Probably a 50/50 prop....
John | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | NOS is a great find when it's a metal component but rubber,
leather, plastic, paper, grease just don't hold up over the years.
Most parts that had wiring would be a problem as would the
seals that were mentioned above.
Denny G
Last edited by Denny Graham; 09/24/2013 8:41 AM.
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
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