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Water Pump - 4.0L

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#1 ·
My cooling woes continue.
Water pump started leaking today.
Looks like an easy job for a 2004 4.0L (at least from the youtube video's)
FWIW, I'm going with an OEM pump (for critical components I personally use OEM when I can)

Here's my question. I took a look at the FSM, and it says to (5) Remove power steering pump (Refer to 19 - STEERING/PUMP - REMOVAL).
Is this necessary? (doesn't look like it needs to be removed, possibly a typo in FSM?)
 
#5 ·
I took a look at the FSM, and it says to (5) Remove power steering pump (Refer to 19 - STEERING/PUMP - REMOVAL).
Is this necessary? (doesn't look like it needs to be removed, possibly a typo in FSM?)
There is no need to remove the power steering pump. Even on some earlier model Jeeps where the water pump bolts to the p/s pump bracket, you don't need to remove the p/s pump.
 
#9 ·
While I'm waiting for the OEM pump to get in, I picked up a fan clutch wrench from Advance Auto Parts (free rental), and using my beam torque wrench on the belt tensioner, I tightened the belt a little, and with a few light whacks on the fan clutch wrench (counterclockwise), it loosened easily for me.
But I'm sure I'll run into something else to cause me a headache when I install the new pump :)
 
#10 ·
Honestly - there's not that much to give you a headache. The biggest headache for me was that fan (and the weather!) My fan clutch nut did not want to come off, spent most of my time fuss'n with that more than anything.
Once that was off, everything was done in a couple hours.
 
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