bullet water impeller installation

[Mike DUB]

I installed a new billet water impeller in the side cover for my buddies Shee first. I pressed out the bearing n seal. installed new oil seal and the bearing seemed to roll fine so i installed it and the rest of the setup: the pin, gear, washer, then clip. didnt put the gasket and cover yet. wanted to get the input from here 1st before I close 'er up.

 

Question is when I put the washer on I could barely see enough room for the clip to fit, but I still tried to get the clip on and couldnt. so I took a razor blade and took a few scrapes at the underside of the gear where the pin sits, and I finally got the clip in. But its a very tight fit and i triple checked to make sure the clip is secure. But with the tight fit the gear and impeller dont turn as easy as "I THINK" they should. Is the gear rubbing on the underside of the it? Is this something to worry about or will it not even effect the assembly or engine? Am I being paranoid already? My first rebuild and I got my friends and my banshee I just bought to build bottom end and top.

 

Hell Yeah cant wait to get these fine machines going.

 

Thanks

 

Mike

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First off im pretty sure if it doesn't fit then its in wrong somehow, atleast mine was. The impeller wont free spin and I think it should be kind of tight especially with a new seal.

[VegasJeff]

First off im pretty sure if it doesn't fit then its in wrong somehow, atleast mine was. The impeller wont free spin and I think it should be kind of tight especially with a new seal.

Check to see if the bearing pressed all the way in the case.