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I read pictures far better than I read words. Thank you for always posting pictures.
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Richard, they could be punched out easily with the right machine. I used some scrap metal, happened to be a piece of a ride height valve. I doubt there is a large market but perhaps the boating industry would make it worthwhile.
Thanks Jack, I'm following your lead on show & tell.
I get concerned when the pump seal doesn't allow the armature to turn. I wiggle it back & forth a little at a time to break it loose, always worried about causing damage to the seal.
Jim
2014 Newell Coach 1482 Mid Entry 45'8" Valid Slides and Valid Levelling
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I’ve got a pump that hums for maybe 30 seconds to a minute and then stops humming. I ran the coach out of water and after filing got a little burst of water and then nothing.
Thinking maybe some kind of air lock? Called Headhunter and they recommended trying to turn that shaft, but my pump is mounted about 2 inches off the wall so every combination of right angle screw drivers I can muster do not fit.
Any suggestions before I dig deeper?
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when that happens to mine turning the shaft fixes it
tom
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(Yesterday, 09:14 AM)encantotom Wrote: when that happens to mine turning the shaft fixes it
tom
How do I get a screwdriver in there with the pump being mounted about two inches from the wall?
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Use a key or coin to remove the plug. Find a piece of metal 3" long around 3/8" wide and 1/16" thick. That should work
Jim
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(Yesterday, 12:09 PM)hypoxia Wrote: Use a key or coin to remove the plug. Find a piece of metal 3" long around 3/8" wide and 1/16" thick. That should work
I can remove the plug, but there is no room the way mine is mounted to get a 3" piece in there. I might have to play around with piecing together several different combinations of extensions. I'm thinking if I have a flat head bit that is maybe two inches long it will make it past what is some kind of sleeve and then it can attach a 1/4 inch drive, etc. Tough to see what I'm working with where it's mounted so close to the wall of the bay.
Brad Aden
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The link is just for the pictures, easier to see than describe. Any auto parts store or Lowes will have them.
https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/angle-screwdriver
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(Yesterday, 12:30 PM)360 Wrote: (Yesterday, 12:09 PM)hypoxia Wrote: Use a key or coin to remove the plug. Find a piece of metal 3" long around 3/8" wide and 1/16" thick. That should work
I can remove the plug, but there is no room the way mine is mounted to get a 3" piece in there. I might have to play around with piecing together several different combinations of extensions. I'm thinking if I have a flat head bit that is maybe two inches long it will make it past what is some kind of sleeve and then it can attach a 1/4 inch drive, etc. Tough to see what I'm working with where it's mounted so close to the wall of the bay.
Mine is about 3" clearance. I think if you had that piece of metal previously discussed you would probably find you could get it in the hole and make it work. If not, go with a slightly narrower piece of metal. It has to go in the hole quite a ways to engage the armature. You do not want to lose a segment of screwdriver in that hole.
Jim
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