RE: Water pump replacement / PS pump question for V6

["Dupree, Jim" <dupree@alldata.com>]

Looking through the factory manual (#W42 013 195 101) it does not indicate
that the PS pump be removed to do these repairs but most (not all) of the
illustrations show the pulley or the pump removed. It maybe a step that
makes the repair easier or faster but this time it didn't quite work out.
Thanks
Jim Dupree
 <mailto:dupree@alldata.com> dupree@alldata.com

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Craig D. Niederst [SMTP:niederst@telerama.com]
	Sent:	Tuesday, November 24, 1998 11:07 AM
	To:	Quattro List
	Subject:	Water pump replacement / PS pump question for V6

	My car is currently in the shop to have a failing water pump
replaced. From
	what my Bentley shows, this involves removing the serpentine and
timing
	belts. I got a call this morning from the shop, and was told they
broke the
	flange on my power steering pump while removing its bolts. Can
anyone tell
	me why they were messing with the power steering pump? Is it
necessary to
	remove it to remove the serpentine or timing belts? From what I
remember
	from my Bentley, the power steering pump has nothing to do with the
removal
	of either belt. It also should not be in the way of any of the
components
	they are replacing (water pump, thermostat, t-belt tensioner). A
rebuilt
	unit is $200, so, to put it mildly, I'm VERY pissed at this point.
Any
	suggestions?

	Craig
	'92 100S (76k)