So I recently discovered that my water pump was the cause of some very loud rattling sound that was mysteriously coming from that side of motor.... well apparently the nut that holds the impeller on came loose and disappeared in through motor I think, thus leaving the impeller to be "free floating" for close to 1500mi but I was out of town and had no choice but to get home.... Well I ordered the new parts I needed AND NOW when I mount the impeller by matching the flat side of shaft ther is quite a bit of play and I'm worried that isn't normal?? Please help me, I am going to post pics now and a vid as soon as I can make it
Put two drops of Loctite Sleeve Retainer on the shaft flat, avoiding the threads, and fasten the impeller down. Let it cure for 24 hours before buttoning up the bike. Or buy a new pump shaft pn 8000A4789
Did you find the impeller nut wedged somewhere in the cooling system? also, maybe flush your cooling system (bottom of the rads, too) to get the metal "dust" out- although I'm thinking you've already done that. good luck.
Well while waiting for replacement water pump parts, I LOST MY KEYS SO I just now got new keys and am gonna install new ignition and hopefully everything's all good when I button her all back up!?!?
