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Originally Posted by KevinH1990
I think the issue with the bolts on the water pump is that two of the bolts are longer than the others. If you put a long bolt in a short hole and attempt to tighten it you encounter the problem JayG had. I'm not sure if the DIY guides make that clear.
The trick is to keep track of the bolts and put them back in the same holes you removed them from.
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Not in this case. I had the 2 long bolts right where they were supposed to go.
All of the DIY I have seen on replacing water pumps mentions it.
I just had a weak bolt.
Now they are all cap-head bolts. The bolt tucked in the corner that is a PITA to get to even with a swivel socket is now easy
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