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Originally Posted by LightlyToasted
In my case the bottom bolt when fully released was up against the crank pulley. All I had to do was pry the water pump straight forward a bit, then tilt the top of the water pump forward so that the bottom would clear the pulley. Might be a bit of a challenge to install the new water pump in reverse, but I'll give it a try. I plan to tape the bottom bolt in place prior to positioning the pump.
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Yep, worked fine. Loosely taped the bottom bolt to the new pump, inserted the bottom of the pump first (top angled forward) with the bolt behind the crank pulley, lined up the bolt with the hole, then fit the pump over the pipes. Worked very well - very little fiddling.